Compare Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, rounded 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
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon RF-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm (rear filter holder)
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
380.3 mm / 15 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
Weight
3310 g
3340 g / 118.02 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
1200 mm
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
0.29x
Min Focus Distance
3500 mm / 137.8 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2016-09-19
2022-02-24
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
84%
Pros
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Mind-boggling reach
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
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