Last month Sigma announced a new 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens for Sony E and Leica L mount priced at $3,000/€3,200 (Adorama | B&H | Erhardt | Calumet | WEX) – hopefully, the lens will also be available for Nikon Z-mount in the future:
Sigma announces two new lenses: 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS | Sports & 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye
Here is a side-by-side picture of the new Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports ($3,000) and the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR ($3,600):
Long-time [NR] contributor Dariusz Breś (Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, previous posts) tested the new Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens on the Nikon Z9 with the help of the Megadap Pro adapter (Adorama | Amazon | B&H). You can read the full article on his blog. Here are his conclusions:
Pros:
- Lightning-fast autofocus
- Fantastic stabilization
- Aperture value ring (+ possibility of setting it, click, lock)
- Sealed housing
- Hydro and oleophobic coatings
- Size and weight
- Control on the lens (buttons, switches, panel)
- Arca Swiss foot and 90-degree click
- Construction, precision, made in Japan
- 3-year distributor’s warranty with the possibility of extension to 5 years
Cons:
- Available only for Sony E and Leica L mount
The sample photos can be found here:
Plena vs. Art (Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena vs. Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art)
