Sigma 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS Sports

Focal length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Weight: 1370 g
Filter diameter: 95 mm
Min. focus distance: 320 cm
Length: 235 mm

At a Glance

For a 500 mm lens, this L-mount model is compact at 1.37 kg. It covers full frame at f/5.6 and offers an optical stabilizer, internal focusing, a linear focus motor and weather sealing. It is compatible with teleconverters. The minimum focus distance is 3.2 m. Birds, wildlife and sports are the obvious subjects.

Good for

Wildlife
Birds
Sports

Worth knowing

Large 95 mm filter thread: screw-in filters are correspondingly large.

Derived from the manufacturer data, not from our own tests. How we check

Technical Specifications

Min. focal length: 500 mm
Max. focal length: 500 mm
Max. aperture (min. zoom): f/5.6
Max. aperture (max. zoom): f/5.6
Min. aperture: f/32
Elements: 20
Groups: 14
Weight: 1,370 g (3.02 lb)
Filter diameter: 95 mm
Min. focus distance: 320 cm (125.98 in)
Max. magnification: 1:6 (0.17×)
Length: 235 mm (9.25 in)
Diameter: 108 mm (4.25 in)
Released: March 2024

Manufacturer data: sigma-global.com, sigmaphoto.com

Last checked: October 13, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check

Simulate depth of field and angle of view

Compare with other lenses

Which cameras does the Sigma 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS Sports fit?

The Sigma 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS Sports is a full-frame lens for L-Mount cameras. On full-frame bodies it uses the whole sensor; on APS-C L-Mount cameras its field of view equals 750 mm in full-frame terms.

L-Mount cameras

Full frame:: Leica SL3-P,Leica SL3-S,Sigma BF,Panasonic Lumix S1II,Panasonic Lumix S1IIE,Panasonic Lumix S1RII,Leica SL3,Panasonic Lumix S9,Blackmagic PYXIS 6K,Panasonic Lumix S5II,Panasonic Lumix S5IIX,Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K,Panasonic Lumix BS1H,Leica SL2-S,Panasonic Lumix S5,Sigma fp L,Leica SL2,Panasonic Lumix S1,Panasonic Lumix S1R,Panasonic Lumix S1H,Sigma fp,Leica SL (Typ 601)
APS-C:: Leica CL,Leica TL2,Leica TL,Leica T (Typ 701)