Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 vs Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
Fluorine coating groups
Molded glass, hybrid aspherical, low dispersion, extra low dispersion + BBAR and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
149 mm / 5.87 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
815 g / 28.80 oz
550 g / 19.43 oz
Function
Angle Of View
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 32.2° Diagonal | 27.0° Horizontal | 18.2° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/2.8
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
70 mm ~ 180 mm
28 mm ~ 75 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.20x
0.34x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
850 mm / 33.46 in
190 mm / 7.48 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2019-10-23
2018-02-22
Made In
Japan
Model Name
A056
A036
Reviews
Neofiliac score
55%
60%
69%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Weather sealed
- Sound build quality
- Fast autofocus
- Very sharp
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Weather-sealed
- Excellent image quality
- Rather compact for an f/2.8 standard zoom
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- Not the most solid zoom mechanism
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the most solid build
- Only reaches 28mm
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