Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
18 elements
27 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
14 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element groups
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
67 mm / 2.64 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
146 mm / 5.75 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
Weight
3310 g
680 g / 24.03 oz
3500 g / 123.67 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
0.25x
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
1250 mm / 49.21 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2017-07-11
2018-01-09
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
50%
50%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Consumer-grade construction
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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