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Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary

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Zoom lens

A zoom lens by Sigma for Full frame cameras, 100-400mm f/5-6.3.

MakerSigma
Focal length100-400mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/5-6.3 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsCanon EF, Nikon F
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

1424355085135200400800100-400mm equiv.100-400mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 100mm · 20°APS-C 150mm · 14°APS-C (Canon) 160mm · 13°
How wide 100mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/5
f/5 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Canon EF, Nikon F): as marked, 100-400mm.
  • On APS-C (Nikon F): like 150-600mm on full frame; f/5-6.3 gives about the depth of field of f/7.5-9.4 there.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 160-640mm on full frame; f/5-6.3 gives about the depth of field of f/8-10.1 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Nikon D780 at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.