Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Nikon Z 400mm F4.5

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
19 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
3 ED elements groups
1 x ED, 2 x SuperED, 1 x Short-wavelength refractive groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
268 mm / 10.55 in
235 mm / 9.25 in
Weight
2300 g / 81.27 oz
1245 g / 43.99 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)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4.5 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
200 mm ~ 500 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.20x
0.22x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
2200 mm / 86.61 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2015-08-04
2022-06-29
Made In
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
55%
33%
66%
Pros
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Weather sealed
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great price for such a lens
  • Constant f/5.6 aperture
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Good build quality
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Rather large and heavy

Price

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