Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports
Quick answer
The Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports is a super telephoto telephoto lens covering 500mm at f/5.6 for the Leica L mount. Its smaller maximum aperture favours daylight shooting and keeps the lens compact.
- Full frame
- APS-C (750mm equiv.)
- 22 Leica L cameras
- Focal
- 500mm
- Aperture
- f/5.6–32
- Weight
- 1370g
- Filter
- 95mm
- Min focus
- 3.2m
- AF motor
- Linear motor
What 500mm sees
- Full frame crop 1.0×
- 5° 4.1° horizontal
- APS-C crop 1.5× → 750mm
- 3.3° 2.7° horizontal
Diagonal angle of view. Frames drawn to scale at 500mm. Calculated from the focal length and crop factor, not measured.
Open the field-of-view calculatorSigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 500mm
- Maximum aperture
- f/5.6
- Minimum aperture
- f/32
- Format coverage
- Full frame
- Optical construction
- 20 elements in 14 groups
- Aperture blades
- 11
- Image stabilization
- Yes
Focus
- Autofocus motor
- Linear motor
- Minimum focus distance
- 3.2 m
- Maximum magnification
- 0.17×
Physical
- Weather sealing
- Yes
- Filter thread
- 95 mm
- Weight
- 1370 g
- Length
- 234.6 mm
- Diameter
- 107.6 mm
Specification source: sigma-global.com
What can you shoot with the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports?
At 500mm this is a super telephoto telephoto, which typically suits:
- Wildlife and birds
- Motorsport and field sports
- Distant subjects and the moon
Its smaller maximum aperture favours daylight shooting and keeps the lens compact.
Frequently asked questions
What mount does the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports use?
It uses the Leica L mount, so it fits Leica L cameras directly.
What is the focal length of the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports?
It is a fixed 500mm lens with a maximum aperture of f/5.6. That makes it a super telephoto lens.
Is the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports a prime or a zoom lens?
It is a prime lens with a fixed 500mm focal length. Primes usually open wider than zooms; this one opens to f/5.6.
What is the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports equivalent on a crop sensor?
On APS-C (1.5x crop) it frames like 750mm on full frame, with a 2.7° horizontal and 3.3° diagonal field of view. These figures are calculated from the focal length and crop factor.
Which cameras does the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports fit?
Any Leica L-mount camera, including Leica SL (Typ 601), Leica SL2, Leica SL2-S, Leica SL3, and Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 and 17 more.
Alternatives for Leica L from other brands
All Leica L lensesSame mount, overlapping focal range, closest maximum aperture first.
