Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO

The Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO is a 500mm telephoto lens designed for the CANON EF mount. Manufactured by Sigma, it offers a maximum aperture of f/7.2, covering a 500mm focal range. Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO?

The Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO is a 500mm telephoto lens for the CANON EF mount with a maximum aperture of f/7.2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO use?

The Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO uses the CANON EF mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/canon-ef.

What is the maximum aperture of the Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO?

The Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO has a maximum aperture of f/7.2, a slower-aperture design typical of zoom or specialty optics. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

Where can I find specifications for the Sigma 500mm F/7.2 APO?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/427273-sigma-500mm-f72-apo. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.