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100–400 Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS

The Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 100-400 mm at f/5-6.3, weighs 1140 g and focuses as close as 1.12 m at 100 mm, 1.6 m at 400 mm. Next to 10 other full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, or you want a wider view at the short end, look at the Tamron 50-300mm F4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD.

  • f/5-6.3widest aperture
  • 1140 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS: length 199.2 mm, diameter 86 mm, filter thread 67 mm.199.2 mmø86
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS: length 199.2 mm, diameter 86 mm, filter thread 67 mm.199.2 mmø86
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

11 lenses

Full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

51 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
100-400 mm
Widest aperture
f/5-6.3
Closest focus
1.12 m at 100 mm, 1.6 m at 400 mm1
Stabilization
Yes
Mount
Sony E-mount1
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
1140 g1
Length
199.2 mm1
Diameter
86 mm1
Filter thread
67 mm1
Elements
221
Groups
161
Aperture blades
91
Hood
LH770-051

Sources

  1. SIGMA lens specifications (sigma-global.com), checked Oct 15, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Focal length and widest aperture as the lens's own name states them.
  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Read from the lens name: Sony marks optically stabilized lenses OSS, Canon IS, Nikon VR, Fujifilm OIS, Panasonic O.I.S., Tamron VC and Sigma OS; a lens from these makers without the mark has no optical stabilization.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsSigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS1
Sensor formatFull-frame [DG]
Lens construction22 elements in 16 groups
Angle of view24.4°(W)-6.2°(T) (Full-frame)
Angle of view16.2°(W)-4.1°(T) (APS-C)
Diaphragm blades9 (Rounded diaphragm)
Minimum apertureF22 - 29
Minimum focusing distance112(W) - 160(T)cm
Maximum magnification ratio1:4.1 (400mm)
Filter sizeφ67mm
Dimensionsφ86.0mm x 199.2mm / φ3.4in. x 7.8in. (Sony E-mount)
Weight1,140g / 40.2oz. (Sony E-mount, PROTECTIVE COVER PT-31 included)
Edition numberC020
Supplied accessoriesLENS HOOD LH770-05, PROTECTIVE COVER PT-31, FRONT CAP LCF-67mm III, REAR CAP LCR II

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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