Compare Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM vs Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony E-mount, Leica L-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
11 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
46 mm (rear filter holder)
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
126 mm / 4.96 in
380.3 mm / 15 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
1130 g / 39.9 oz
3310 g
1460 g / 51.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/4 ~ f/32
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
85 mm
500 mm
500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.12x
0.15x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
850 mm / 33.46 in
3500 mm / 137.8 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2016-09-19
2018-06-14
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
74%
50%
Pros
- Very, very sharp
- Great color rendition
- Solid build quality
- Bright maximum aperture
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
Cons
- Very large and very heavy
- Lacks weather sealing
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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