Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
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
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
3 ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
268 mm / 10.55 in
Weight
2300 g / 81.27 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)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
200 mm ~ 500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.20x
0.22x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
2200 mm / 86.61 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2015-08-04
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
55%
33%
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
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
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