Compare Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro vs Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM 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
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
Micromotor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
21 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
15 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two FLD glass elementsTwo SLD glass elementsTwo aspherical elements groups
Four SLD elements groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
71 mm / 2.80 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
106 mm / 4.17 in
182 mm / 7.17 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
515 g / 18.20 oz
1160 g / 40.99 oz
1460 g / 51.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical
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
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
100 mm ~ 400 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
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.26x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
260 mm / 10.24 in
160 mm / 6.30 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH708-01 (supplied)
Lens Hood: LH770-04 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-02-27
2017-02-21
2018-06-14
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
91%
65%
50%
Pros
- 1x maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Rather lightweight for a 1:1 macro lens
- Excellent image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- 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
- Not the best flare resistance
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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