Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Macro vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Circular 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
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
14 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
LD/XLD elements + fluorine, eBAND, BBAR coatings groups
Two aspherical and one LD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
62 mm / 2.44 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
3310 g
609 g / 21.52 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
90 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
1x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
290 mm / 11.42 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2016-02-22
2015-09-02
Made In
Japan
Model Name
F017
F013
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
93%
86%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Good center sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- 1:1 maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- All-metal construction
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Weak corners
- Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens
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