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Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports

Which to pick

On these specs they are close to even: hold both if you can, and let the price, the handling and the lenses you want decide.

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary	Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports
Maker	Sigma	Sigma
Focal length	150-600mm (zoom)	150-600mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	150-600mm	150-600mm
Maximum aperture	f/5-6.3	f/5-6.3
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Canon EF, Nikon F	Canon EF, Nikon F
Stabilised	yes	yes
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	4.0×	4.0×
Cameras it fits	39 in this guide	39 in this guide

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary: 150-600mm.

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports: 150-600mm.

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary: f/5 wide open.

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports: f/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.

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

39 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.