Compare Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM vs Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, 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
Canon RF-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
46 mm (rear filter holder)
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
91 mm / 3.58 in
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
115 mm / 4.53 in
380.3 mm / 15 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
Weight
1130 g / 39.93 oz
3310 g
3340 g / 118.02 oz
Function
Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.8 ~ f/16
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
135 mm
500 mm
1200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.15x
0.29x
Min Focus Distance
880 mm / 34.65 in
3500 mm / 137.8 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2017-02-21
2016-09-19
2022-02-24
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
74%
84%
Pros
- One of the sharpest portrait lens
- Solid build
- Weather-sealed
- 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
- Large and heavy
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
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