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Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports vs TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3

The Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports and the TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports if you want a brighter f/5.6 (0.3 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds; optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it; and autofocus. Pick the TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3 if you want a fit on more cameras (170 against 66 in this guide).

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports	TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3
Maker	Sigma	TTArtisan
Focal length	500mm (prime)	500mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	500mm	500mm
Maximum aperture	f/5.6brighter	f/6.3
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, L-Mount	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Canon EF, Nikon F
Stabilised	yesstabilised	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Weight	1365 g	not listed
Cameras it fits	66 in this guide	170 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports: 500mm.

TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3: 500mm.

Aperture

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports: f/5.6 wide open.

TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3: f/6.3 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

66 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports fits 66 and the TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3 170.