Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L vs Canon RF 85 F1.2L USM DS
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
26 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
18 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
BR Optical elements in one location, one UD, one ground aspherical lens groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
52 mm / 2.05 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
3310 g
3340 g / 118.02 oz
1195 g / 42.23 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
f/1.2
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
1200 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
0.29x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
850 mm / 33.46 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2016-09-19
2022-02-24
2019-02-14
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
84%
80%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Mind-boggling reach
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Smooth bokeh
- Very high sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Great for portrait photography
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
- DS causes some loss in light transmission
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