Compare Sigma 70-200 F2.8 DG OS HSM vs Sigma 500mm F4 DG OS HSM vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
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
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-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
24 elements
16 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
22 groups
11 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
one SLD + nine FLD elements groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
46 mm (rear filter holder)
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
144.8 mm / 5.7 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
203 mm / 7.99 in
380.3 mm / 15 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
1805 g / 63.78 oz
3310 g
1460 g / 51.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
500 mm
500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.21x
0.15x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
1200 mm / 47.24 in
3500 mm / 137.8 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-09-25
2016-09-19
2018-06-14
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
74%
50%
Pros
- Superb autofocus speed
- Great sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- 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
- Released late in the DSLR game
- 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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