Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM vs Sigma 70-200 F2.8 DG OS HSM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Distance scale
Focus limiter, 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 E-mount, Leica L-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
13 elements
24 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
22 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
one SLD + nine FLD elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
91 mm / 3.58 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
115 mm / 4.53 in
203 mm / 7.99 in
Weight
3310 g
1130 g / 39.93 oz
1805 g / 63.78 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/1.8 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
135 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.15x
0.2x
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
880 mm / 34.65 in
1200 mm / 47.24 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2017-02-21
2018-09-25
Made In
Japan
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
74%
74%
74%
Pros
  • Excellent autofocus
  • Superb sharpness
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • One of the sharpest portrait lens
  • Solid build
  • Weather-sealed
  • Superb autofocus speed
  • Great sharpness
  • Optically stabilized
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Large and heavy
  • Released late in the DSLR game

Price

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