Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Sigma 18-300 F3.5-6.3 DC Macro vs Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom 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, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Composite
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
4 "F" low dispersion, 1 special low dispersion groups
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Weight
195 g / 6.89 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)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
18 mm ~ 300 mm
18 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.20x
3x
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
390 mm / 15.35 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Debut
2014-09-12
2014-09-12
2016-01-05
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
55%
55%
41%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Weather sealed
- Very versatile focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Light in the hand
- Very inexpensive
- Useful focal range
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Lacks weather sealing
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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