Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
343 mm / 13.50 in
Weight
3310 g
2840 g / 100.35 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2018-09-05
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
62%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
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