Compare Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 SLD + 3 FLD elements groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
120 mm / 4.72 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
269 mm / 10.59 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
2700 g / 95.41 oz
1460 g / 51.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
60 mm ~ 600 mm
500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.3x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
600 mm / 23.62 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-09-25
2018-06-14
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
55%
50%
Pros
- Unique 10x super telephoto zoom
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great build quality
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
Cons
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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