Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport vs Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded blades
Colors
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Metal
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
24 elements
18 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
12 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 FLD and 3 SLD groups
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
121 mm / 4.76 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
290 mm / 11.42 in
233 mm / 9.17 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
Weight
2860 g / 101.06 oz
2100 g / 74.20 oz
3340 g / 118.02 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)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
400 mm
1200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
5x
0.13x
0.29x
Min Focus Distance
2600 mm / 102.36 in
3300 mm / 129.92 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2014-09-12
2014-09-15
2022-02-24
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
65%
62%
84%
Pros
- Excellent image quality
- Fast AF
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very sharp
- Good flare resistance
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Mind-boggling reach
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
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