Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8 vs Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
10 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
8 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two aspherical and one LD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups
LD/XLD elements + fluorine, eBAND, BBAR coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
67 mm / 2.64 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
3310 g
540 g / 19.08 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/1.8 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
45 mm
90 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
0.3x
1x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
290 mm / 11.42 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2015-09-02
2016-02-22
Made In
Japan
Model Name
F013
F017
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
86%
93%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Good center sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- 1:1 maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- All-metal construction
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens
- Weak corners
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