Compare Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Nikon 500mm F4E vs Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
16 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
12 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
3 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
46 mm (rear filter holder)
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
Size | Length
363 mm / 14.29 in
387 mm / 15.24 in
380.3 mm / 15 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
3090 g / 109.19 oz
3310 g
Function
Angle Of View
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
180 mm ~ 400 mm
500 mm
500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.14x
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
3600 mm / 141.73 in
3500 mm / 137.8 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-01-09
2015-07-02
2016-09-19
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
74%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Brilliant optical performance
- Great AF tracking
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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