Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom 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, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 SLD + 3 FLD elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
269 mm / 10.59 in
Weight
3310 g
2700 g / 95.41 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
60 mm ~ 600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.15x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
600 mm / 23.62 in

Production

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

Reviews

Neofiliac score
74%
55%
Pros
  • Excellent autofocus
  • Superb sharpness
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Unique 10x super telephoto zoom
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great build quality
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side

Price

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