Sigma 500mm F/7.2 Tele APO ZEN
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · 1990
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · SIGMA AF TELE 500mm 1:7.2 MULTI-COATED APO
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model
Abbreviations
| APO | Apochromatic optical design. |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 500mm | |
| F/7.2 | |
| 12 elements in 9 groups | |
| Internal focusing (IF) | |
| Canon EF [44mm] | |
| Minolta/Sony A [44.5mm] | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| Sigma SA [44mm] | |
| 5° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Canon EOS APS-C [1.59x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 795mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/11.4 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 3.1° |
| On Sony DSLR-A/SLT-A APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 765mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/11 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 3.2° |
| On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 765mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/11 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 3.2° |
| On Sigma SD APS-C [1.74x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 870mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/12.5 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 2.8° |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | None; the aperture is controlled from the camera (Canon EF, Minolta/Sony A, Sigma SA) |
| Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) (Nikon F) | |
| <No data> | |
| Focusing: | |
| 3.50m | |
| 1:6.4 | |
Focusing modes: | Autofocus (AF), Manual focus (M) |
Autofocus motor: | Micromotor (Canon EF, Sigma SA) |
| In-camera motor (Nikon F, Minolta/Sony A) | |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
Focus mode selector: | AF - M (Canon EF, Sigma SA) |
| None; focusing mode is set from the camera (Nikon F, Minolta/Sony A) | |
Manual focus override in autofocus mode: | - |
| Optical Stabilizer (OS): | |
| - | |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 1100g (Nikon F) | |
| ⌀85×235mm (Nikon F) | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 72mm | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
| <No data> |
Source of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
Manufacturer description
Special glass, apochromatic correction and internal focusing. All in the shortest non-mirror 500mm telephoto in the world. But that's only the beginning. Sigma SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass and apochromatic correction means complete elimination of chromatic aberration - and that means sharp, high contrast image of subjects. There's also a tough, scratch resistant, anti-reflection, non-slip ZEN finish, and smooth, precise, one-touch focusing.
Notes
- The autofocus will not be available with Nikon D40, D40X, D60, D3000-D3500, D5000-D5600 digital SLR cameras.
- Sigma had to reverse engineer the communication protocol of the Canon EF mount to produce a version of this lens for Canon EOS 35mm film SLR cameras. As a consequence, this lens may not work properly with Canon EOS cameras (both film and digital) due to compatibility issues.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Sigma lens designation "ZEN" mean?
It means that the lens has a ZEN finish. ZEN is an acronym for Zeitgeist ("the spirit of the times"), Enhancement, and Nonglare. This nonreflective urethane resin finish was introduced around 1989 and replaced the old-style, painted satin-black finish. Sigma claimed it to be hard, strong, antichemical, nonslip, antiglare, and scratch-resistant, however, it actually had a tendency to peel off and become sticky as it aged.
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