Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 18-300 F3.5-6.3 DC Macro vs Pentax-D FA 70-210mm F4
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Pentax K-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 "F" low dispersion, 1 special low dispersion groups
2 anomalous dispersion and 3 ED elements + HD coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
175 mm / 6.89 in
Weight
3310 g
819 g / 28.94 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.9° Diagonal | 6.5° Horizontal | 4.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
500 mm
18 mm ~ 300 mm
70 mm ~ 210 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
105.0 mm ~ 315.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
3x
0.32x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
390 mm / 15.35 in
950 mm / 37.40 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2014-09-12
2020-01-22
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
55%
31%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very versatile focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Beautifully built
- Very useful focal range
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
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