Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Leica L-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
8 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
8 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
1 SLD + 2 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
281 g / 9.93 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)
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/6.3
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
300 mm
56 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
84.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.20x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2014-04-28
2020-06-18
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
55%
40%
91%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Weather sealed
- Very light and compact for the focal length
- Affordable for the focal length
- Good sharpness
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
- Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
- Very light and compact
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