Compare Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM vs Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Tokina SZX 400mm F8 Reflex
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded diaphragm
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount, Leica L-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
11 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
SLD glass elements, aspheric elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
46 mm (rear filter holder)
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
85 mm / 3.35 in
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
Size | Length
100 mm / 3.94 in
380.3 mm / 15 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Weight
815 g / 28.80 oz
3310 g
355 g / 12.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
No
Focal Length
50 mm
500 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.18x
0.15x
0.4x
Min Focus Distance
400 mm / 15.75 in
3500 mm / 137.8 in
1150 mm / 45.28 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-01-06
2016-09-19
2020-07-19
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
74%
40%
Pros
- Exceptional sharpness
- Solid build quality
- Bright maximum aperture
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very compact for 400mm
- Very affordable
Cons
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- Poor image quality
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