Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Pentax 06 Telephoto 15-45mm

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
1/1.7"
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Pentax Q-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
20 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
14 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
95 mm / 3.74 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
260 mm / 10.24 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Weight
3310 g
90 g / 3.18 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
34.8° Diagonal | 29.2° Horizontal | 19.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 11.9° Diagonal | 9.9° Horizontal | 6.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
4.6
Focal Length
500 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
15 mm ~ 45 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
69.0 mm ~ 207.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.15x
0.20x
0.05x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
2800 mm / 110.24 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2014-09-12
2012-09-10
Made In
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
74%
55%
50%
Pros
  • Excellent autofocus
  • Superb sharpness
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Weather sealed
  • Very light and compact
  • Good reach
  • Has a metal mount
  • Has built-in ND filter
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Not very strong optically

Price

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