Compare Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro vs Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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, Sony A-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
20 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
14 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two FLD glass elementsTwo SLD glass elementsTwo aspherical elements groups
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
71 mm / 2.80 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
106 mm / 4.17 in
260 mm / 10.24 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
515 g / 18.20 oz
1460 g / 51.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
500 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.20x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
260 mm / 10.24 in
2800 mm / 110.24 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH708-01 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-02-27
2014-09-12
2018-06-14
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
91%
55%
50%
Pros
- 1x maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Rather lightweight for a 1:1 macro lens
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Weather sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
Cons
- External focusing
- Built between Art and Contemporary line
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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