Compare Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM vs Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Plastic barrel, metal mount
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
11 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 SLD glass elements, 1 FLD glass element, 2 aspherical elements groups
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
46 mm (rear filter holder)
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
94 mm / 3.70 in
380.3 mm / 15 in
343 mm / 13.50 in
Weight
665 g / 23.50 oz
3310 g
2840 g / 100.35 oz
Function
Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
35 mm
500 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Rear
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.15x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
3500 mm / 137.8 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH730-03 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2012-09-17
2016-09-19
2018-09-05
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
74%
62%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Excellent build quality
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
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