Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM vs Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
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, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
25 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
19 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 SLD + 3 FLD elements groups
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
105 mm / 4.13 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
269 mm / 10.59 in
258 mm / 10.16 in
Weight
3310 g
2700 g / 95.41 oz
2010 g / 71.02 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)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° 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
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
60 mm ~ 600 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.15x
0.3x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
600 mm / 23.62 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2018-09-25
2016-09-01
Made In
Japan
Japan
Model Name
A022

Reviews

Neofiliac score
74%
55%
41%
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
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite compact for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Rather heavy
  • External zoom

Price

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