Store   /   Photography   /   SLR Lenses   /      Enlarge Image Warranty: 4 Year USA Manufacturers Condition: Brand New & Factory Fresh Stock: Usually Ships In 1-2 Business Days Sigma Telephoto 500mm f/4.5 EX DG APO HSM Autofocus Lens for Nikon AF Manufacturer: Sigma   Mfg Part #: 184306 Retail: $4,999.95 Our Price: $4,699.00 You Save: 7% Shipping info     Shop With Confidence » All Items Are Brand New » Hacker Secure Shopping » 21 Day Satisfaction Guaranteed » Low Flat Rate Insured Shipping » 100% Secure Online Billing Read what customers are saying about New World Video Direct  Description: This Item Includes: • Front Slip-on Lens Cap • Rear Lens Cap • Lens Hood • Soft Case • Two 46mm Rear Drop-In Filters: Circular Polarizer Normal (UV) • Front Protective Filter • 1-Year Worldwide Warranty + 3-Year Extended USA Warranty This Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG APO HSM lens is an Apochromatic ultra-telephoto lens with a fast f/4.5 maximum aperture, and it incorporates two ELD (Extraordinary Low Dispersion) glass elements to reduce chromatic aberration to a minimum. Internal focus enables responsive and fast autofocus speed. The improved DG lens design corrects for various aberrations. This lens is specially coated to get the best color balance whilst cutting down on ghosting caused by reflections from the digital image sensor. The lens provides the utmost correction against lateral chromatic aberration which is a serious problem for digital SLR cameras. By adding the optional Sigma APO teleconverter, you can use this lens as a 700mm f/6.3 MF ultra-telephoto lens with a 1.4x EX teleconverter, or as a 1000mm f/9 MF ultra-telephoto lens with a 2x teleconverter. NOTE: HSM lenses, while able to manually focus with all Nikon F-mount cameras, will autofocus ONLY with the following cameras- F6, F5, F4s, F100, N90s, N90, N80, N75, N70, N65, D1 & D2-series, D50, D70, D100, Pronea 6i, and Pronea S (or newer camera models). With other models, HSM or AF-S lenses must be focused manually. This is the same limitation as Nikon's own AF-S lenses. • Powerful and silent Hyper Sonic Motor enables fulltime manual focus override • EX lens series denotes excellence of engineering and new technology • A rotatable 46mm drop-in filter holder in the rear part of the lens barrel facilitates the use of filters including a polarizing filter  Specifications: Filter Size 46mm rear drop-in   f/Stop Range 4.5-32   Minimum Focus Distance 13.2' (4 m)   Magnification 1:7.7   Angle of View 5 Degrees   Groups/Elements 9/12   Tripod Collar Yes   Length 13.7" (350mm)   Maximum Diameter 4.8" (123mm)   Weight 6.9 lb (3.1 kg)