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Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports vs Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2

The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports and the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

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.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports and the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecSigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM SportsTamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
MakerSigmaTamron
Focal length150-600mm (zoom)150-600mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent150-600mm150-600mm
Maximum aperturef/5-6.3f/5-6.3
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsCanon EF, Nikon FCanon EF, Nikon F
Stabilisedyesyes
Autofocusyesyes
Zoom range4.0×4.0×
Cameras it fits39 in this guide39 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

1424355085135200400800150-600mm equiv.Sigma
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports: 150-600mm.
1424355085135200400800150-600mm equiv.Tamron
Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2: 150-600mm.

Aperture

f/5
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports: f/5 wide open.
f/5
Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2: 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.

Field of view

Sigma at 150mm · 14°Tamron at 150mm · 14°Sigma at 600mm · 3°Tamron at 600mm · 3°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

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

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

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Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2

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