Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX DG [HSM]
Super telephoto prime lens • Digital era • Discontinued
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- Announced:
- · February 2005
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Sigma 800mm 1:5.6 APO EX DG
- · Sigma 800mm 1:5.6 APO EX DG HYPER-SONIC MOTOR
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model
Abbreviations
| APO | Apochromatic optical design. |
| EX | Professional lens with high quality optics and robust build. Meets the highest standards and provides excellent performance and flawless image quality unachievable with traditional optical technologies. |
| DG | The lens is designed for 35mm digital cameras but can be also used on APS-C digital cameras. |
| HSM | The lens is equipped with Hyper Sonic Motor. |
Model history (3)
| ■Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO ZEN | A | 13 - 9 | 7.00m | -- | 1991 ● | |
| ■Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX [HSM] | A | 12 - 9 | 7.00m | -- | 1999 ● | |
| ■Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX DG [HSM] | A | 12 - 9 | 7.00m | -- | 2005 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 800mm | |
| F/5.6 | |
| 12 elements in 9 groups | |
| 2 ELD | |
| Internal focusing (IF) | |
| Canon EF [44mm] | |
| Minolta/Sony A [44.5mm] | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| Pentax K [45.5mm] | |
| Sigma SA [44mm] | |
| 3.1° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Canon EOS APS-C [1.59x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 1272mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/8.9 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 1.9° |
| On Sony DSLR-A/SLT-A APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 1224mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/8.6 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 2° |
| On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 1224mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/8.6 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 2° |
| On Pentax K APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 1224mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/8.6 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 2° |
| On Sigma SD APS-C [1.74x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 1392mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/9.7 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 1.8° |
| 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, Pentax K) | |
| 9 (nine) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 7m | |
| 1:8.8 | |
Focusing modes: | Autofocus (A), Manual focus (M) |
Autofocus motor: | Hyper Sonic Motor (Canon EF, Sigma SA, Nikon F) |
| In-camera motor (Minolta/Sony A, Pentax K) | |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
Focus mode selector: | AF - M (Canon EF, Sigma SA, Nikon F) |
| Focus Clutch Mechanism (Minolta/Sony A, Pentax K) | |
Manual focus override in autofocus mode: | Yes (Canon EF, Sigma SA, Nikon F) |
| - (Minolta/Sony A, Pentax K) | |
Focusing distance range limiter: | FULL / 7m - 15m / 15m - INF |
| Optical Stabilizer (OS): | |
| - | |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 4900g (Sigma SA) | |
| ⌀156.5×521mm (Sigma SA) | |
| - | |
| - | |
| Accessories: | |
| Removable front filters are not accepted | |
Additional features: | Drop-in filter holder (46mm) |
| LH1571-01 - Clamp-on round | |
| Sigma APO Tele Converter 1.4X EX DG → 1120mm F/7.8 | |
| Sigma APO Tele Converter 2X EX DG → 1600mm F/11.2 |
Source of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
Manufacturer description
Sigma's APO 800mm f/5.6 EX DG is one of the EX Series lenses. It is an Apochromatic ultra-telephoto lens with a fast f/5.6 maximum aperture, and incorporates two Extraordinary Low Dispersion glass elements (Abbe number 90.3), to reduce chromatic aberration to minimum limit. It also incorporates internal focusing which enables responsive and fast auto focus speed.
The AF drive for Sigma SA, Canon and Nikon SLR cameras features the ultra-quiet Hyper Sonic Motor (H.S.M.). This lens also incorporates a rotary filter holder in the rear part of the lens barrel, which enables the use of a polarizing filter.
Sigma's dedicated APO EX Tele Converter 1.4x MF and 2x MF can be used with this lens. The lens materials used in this new lens are lead and arsenic free ecological glass.
The new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghost, which is a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance through the entire zoom range.
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Canon EF mount (3) | |||||||||
| Canon EF 800mm F/5.6L IS USM | Pro | 2008 ● | compare | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX [HSM] | Pro | 1999 ● | compare | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO ZEN | Pro | 1991 ● | compare | 1 | 4 | ||||
| ■Nikon F mount (3) | |||||||||
| Nikon AF-S Nikkor 800mm F/5.6E FL ED VR | Pro | 2013 ● | compare | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX [HSM] | Pro | 1999 ● | compare | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO ZEN | Pro | 1991 ● | compare | 1 | 4 | ||||
| ■Minolta/Sony A mount (2) | |||||||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX [HSM] | Pro | 1999 ● | compare | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO ZEN | Pro | 1991 ● | compare | 1 | 2 | ||||
| ■Pentax K mount (1) | |||||||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX [HSM] | Pro | 1999 ● | compare | 0 | 1 | ||||
| ■Sigma SA mount (2) | |||||||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO EX [HSM] | Pro | 1999 ● | compare | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sigma 800mm F/5.6 APO ZEN | Pro | 1991 ● | compare | 1 | 4 | ||||
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