Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 vs PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded (150mm: F4.5-8, 450mm: F5.6-8)
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Pentax K-mount
Pentax K-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Micromotor
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
18 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
14 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
HD, Super protect coatings, ED elements groups
Three ED and aspherical elements + HD and SP coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
242 mm / 9.53 in
144 mm / 5.67 in
Weight
2000 g / 70.67 oz
1040 g / 36.75 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)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22–27
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
150 mm ~ 450 mm
15 mm ~ 30 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)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.20x
0.22x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
280 mm / 11.02 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: PH-RBA86 (supplied), Tripod mount: O-TM80Lens case: HS120-270
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2015-02-04
2016-02-17
Made In
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
55%
31%
31%
Pros
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Weather sealed
  • Great reach at a reasonable price point
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Constant f/2.8 aperture
  • Great optical performance
  • Weather-sealed
  • Beautifully constructed
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large and heavy
  • Rather long
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks front filter thread

Price

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