Sigma 500mm F/4.5 APO DG HSM

Description: Lens Construction: 12 Elements in 9 Groups - Angle of View: 5 degrees - No of Diaphragm Blades: 9 Blades Min Aperture: ... more

Sigma 500mm F/4.5 APO DG HSM ... F32 - Min Focusing Distance: 400cm - Max Magnification: 1:7.7 - Filter Size: 46mm (drop-in type) / Fast maximum aperture telephoto lens optimized for digital SLR cameras. This ultra-telephoto lens has a fast maximum aperture and also features a new super multi-layer coating which optimizes the characteristics of digital SLR cameras.

Newest Review: ... birds most of the time if you are good enough to keep on the bird. According to Sigma this lens won't autofocus with a 1.4x ... more

... converter, which certainly is true if you use a sigma teleconverter. However, with other converters you can AF! On a canon teleconverter you need to tape over a couple of the electrical contact pins, and with a nikon converter you need to grind out a small metal tab and bob's your uncle! Both techniques can be found on the web, and result in reasonably good autofocus performance and a 700mm lens! You can also use a 2x converter, which I havn't tried, but I suspect even using the above tricks you would still be limited ...more

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Price Comparison for Sigma 500mm F/4.5 APO DG HSM

	Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG (Minola AF) Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 3,999.00
	Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG HSM (Canon AF) Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 4,699.00
	Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG HSM (Nikon AF) Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 3,999.00
	Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG HSM (Nikon AF) Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 3,769.00
	Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG HSM (Sigma AF) Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 3,999.00
	Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG HSM (Canon AF) Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 3,769.00
	Sigma 500mm f4.5 APO EX DG HSM For NikonDigital & Film SLR Camera ... Why sacrifice high image quality at telephoto ranges? With the 50 ... Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 3,750.99

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Sigma 500mm F/4.5 APO DG HSM: The wildlife lens you really want (800 words)
by - written on 19/08/09 (Very useful, 171 readings)
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This is a large prime lens and currently costs £3000 to £4000 depending on where you get it, so reading this you will probably have sussed out it's spec on the sigma website already. Being a sigma lens it is available for sigma, canon and nikon lenses. I use a nikon D300 so on this I base my review, although it will be equally applicable to other mounts. Most people who get this lens will either do so for photographing wildlife or sports. And for these it is ideal. 500mm gives you plenty of reach, letting you photograph the action from the sidelines with ease, or get close to wildlife without disturbing it. The maximum aperture of f/4.5 is nice and ... Read the complete review

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Ease of use:	100%	Picture quality:	75%
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