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Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Sigma for Full frame cameras, 500mm f/5.6. A comparatively light 500mm prime for wildlife.

MakerSigma
Focal length500mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/5.6
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsSony E, L-Mount
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

1424355085135200400800500mm equiv.500mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 500mm · 4°APS-C 750mm · 3°
How wide 500mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/5.6
f/5.6 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Sony E, L-Mount): as marked, 500mm.
  • On APS-C (Sony E, L-Mount): like 750mm on full frame; f/5.6 gives about the depth of field of f/8.4 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Leica SL3-P at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.