Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 17-28mm F/2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded aperture blades
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
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
24 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
18 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
LE and ED elements + BBAR and fluorine coating 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
89 mm / 3.50 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
183 mm / 7.20 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
1155 g / 40.81 oz
420 g / 14.84 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)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
103.7° Diagonal | 93.3° Horizontal | 70.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
50 mm ~ 400 mm
17 mm ~ 28 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.20x
0.5x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
190 mm / 7.48 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2022-08-24
2019-02-20
Made In
Japan
Model Name
A046
Reviews
Neofiliac score
55%
59%
78%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Weather sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Very good performance at wide end
- Rather compact for an ultra-wide lens
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long & heavy
- Questionable image quality of a superzoom
- Not as sharp as other f/2.8 alternatives
- Relatively slow autofocus
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