Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport vs Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar, 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
Canon EF-mount
Material
Metal
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
24 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
16 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 FLD and 3 SLD groups
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
105 mm / 4.13 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
121 mm / 4.76 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
290 mm / 11.42 in
343 mm / 13.50 in
Weight
3310 g
2860 g / 101.06 oz
2840 g / 100.35 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)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Rear
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
5x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2014-09-12
2018-09-05
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
65%
62%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Excellent image quality
- Fast AF
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- 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
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
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