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Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS vs Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports

The Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS and the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS if you want a lighter lens (790 g against 2485 g). Pick the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports if you want more reach (to 600mm equivalent), a wider view (from 60mm equivalent), the flexibility of a zoom and a fit on more cameras (66 against 25 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS and the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS	Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports
Maker	Panasonic	Sigma
Focal length	70-300mm (macro)	60-600mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	70-300mm	60-600mm
Maximum aperture	f/4.5-5.6	f/4.5-6.3
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	L-Mount	Sony E, L-Mount
Stabilised	yes	yes
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	4.3×	10.0×more range
Weight	790 glighter	2485 g
Cameras it fits	25 in this guide	66 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS: 70-300mm.

Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports: 60-600mm.

Aperture

Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS: f/4.5 wide open.

Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports: f/4.5 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

25 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro OIS fits 25 and the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports 66.