Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro vs Pentax-DA 11-18mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades, rounded
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Pentax K-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Plastic barrel, metal mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Micro-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
2 FLD ("F" Low Dispersion) glass elements, 1 SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass element, 3 aspherical glass lenses including double sided aspherical lens groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Weight
465 g / 16.43 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)
80.7° Diagonal | 70.4° Horizontal | 50.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
105.4° Diagonal | 95.0° Horizontal | 72.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/2.8–4 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
17 mm ~ 70 mm
11 mm ~ 18 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
25.5 mm ~ 105.0 mm
16.5 mm ~ 27.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.20x
0.36x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
220 mm / 8.66 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH780-03 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2012-09-17
2017-10-26
Made In
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
55%
65%
40%
Pros
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Weather sealed
  • Optically stabilized
  • Rather good resolution
  • Good build quality
  • Good center resolution
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Merely 0.36x maximum magnification despite named "Macro"
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Expensive for an APS-C wide-angle zoom

Price

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