Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Zeiss Otus 85mm F1.4 vs Zeiss Otus 55mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mout
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
11 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 double-sided aspheric element, 6 anomalous partial dispersion glass elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
86 mm / 3.39 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
101 mm / 3.98 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
138 mm / 5.43 in
141 mm / 5.55 in
Weight
3310 g
1140 g / 40.28 oz
970 g / 34.28 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
No
Focal Length
500 mm
85 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
0.15
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2014-09-08
2013-10-07
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
70%
61%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- Exceptional image quality
- Gorgeous rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- The best image quality found on a photographic lens
- Exceptional rendering
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
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