The new Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens tested on the Nikon Z9 camera

• 2 months ago
• Categories: Nikon Lenses
• Tags: Dariusz Breś, Megadap ETZ21 Sony E to Nikon Z AF lens adapter, Sigma, Sigma lenses for Nikon mirrorless camera, third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount

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:

Nikon NIKKOR Z 800 f/6.3 VR S lens review by Dariusz Breś

Plena vs. Art (Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena vs. Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art)