Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3 EX DG Lens with 86mm Hoya Circular Polariser - Nikon Fit

This is an excellent lens for photographers who want to further advance their photography and have a quality lens that gives them not only the picture quality they require but various focal lengths for ease of use. It is a serious professional lens which will give you very high quality results. Included in the price is a 86mm Hoya Circular Polariser Filter (value approx R1100) which enhances your photographs and also acts as a protection cover for the lenses external optics. This lens has no scratches either on the body, lens hood or optics, is just over 1 yrs old and looks like new.Specs:Special Low Dispersion glass, plus a seven group zoom system and multi-coated optics, enable this wide-ranging zoom lens to provide a high level of performance, as well as versatility Zoom Lock mechanism helps eliminate zoom creep when the lens is tilted up or down Detachable lens hood is provided to protect the front of the lens from extraneous light Accepts 86mm size filters The Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3 EX APO RF HSM SLR Camera Lens is a 10x Hyperzoom lens that covers all popular focal lengths from the 50mm "normal" to 500mm ultra-telephoto focal-length perspectives. Designed for a tripod mount, this lens remains lightweight and structurally durable for its size Compatible with the Nikon D40 and D40x. High Magnification Zoom Lens with a 10x zoom ratio. Optimized for digital SLR cameras. This high zoom ratio lens is optimized for digital SLR cameras and capable of covering a wide range of focal lengths from 50mm standard to 500mm ultra telephoto.Reduction of Flare and Ghosting The advanced optical design is optimized for digital SLR cameras. In addition, the new super coating on each glass surface produces superb color rendition, while reducing flare and ghosting.SLD glass for superior optical performance This lens uses four pieces of SLD (the special low dispersion) glass for excellent correction of color aberration throughout the entire zoom range.HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) The HSM models (the HSM is only available for AF Canon, Nikon, Four Thirds and Sigma Mounts) provide quiet high-speed AF function, as well as full time manual focus capability.APO Tele-Converter EX (optional) By adding an APO teleconverter (sold separately), you can use this lens as a 140-700 F7.3-8.8 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens with a 1.4X EX teleconverter, or as a 200-1000mm F10.4-12.6 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens with a 2X teleconverter.(Teleconverters can be used in 100mm 500mm focal length range)Easy Operation and Handling This lens also features a Zoom Lock device to eliminate "Zoom Creep" when the lens is tilted down. When the lens is set to the 50mm focal length, it is remarkably compact and provides easy handling. The tripod mount is composed of magnesium, to minimize total weight and also it is easy to grip and carry the lens due to ergonomic design of the tripod mount.Non-rotating front lens elements, due to rear focus mechanism make possible the use of a custom bayonet "Petal-type Hood", which prevents extraneous light from degrading the image quality. This mechanism also allows the use of circular polarizing filters, since the front barrel does not rotate during focusing or zooming.