Compare Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Tokina SZX 400mm F8 Reflex
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
16 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
11 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Four SLD elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
46 mm (rear filter holder)
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
Size | Length
182 mm / 7.17 in
380.3 mm / 15 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Weight
1160 g / 40.99 oz
3310 g
355 g / 12.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
No
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
500 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.26x
0.15x
0.4x
Min Focus Distance
160 mm / 6.30 in
3500 mm / 137.8 in
1150 mm / 45.28 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH770-04 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-02-21
2016-09-19
2020-07-19
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
65%
74%
40%
Pros
- Excellent image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Excellent autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very compact for 400mm
- Very affordable
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Not the best flare resistance
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- Poor image quality
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