BM Premium SLY500 500mm
Focal length 500-1000mm
Aperture f/8
Mount Canon RF
stabilization Yes
Weather Sealed Yes
Weight 1080 g
af type manual focus only
lens type telephoto
47 Overall Score
Price MX$2,952
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong stabilization (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong versatility (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average optical (5th percentile)
- Below average af (15th percentile)
- Below average build (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Telephoto |
| Focal Length Min | 500 |
| Focal Length Max | 1000 |
| Elements | 4 |
| Groups | 4 |
| ED Elements | 1 |
| Coating | multi-coated |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/8 |
| Min Aperture | f/8 |
| Constant | Yes |
Build
| Mount | Canon RF |
| Format | full-frame |
| Weather Sealed | Yes |
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.4 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 67 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | Yes |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 500 |
vs Competition
| Spec | BM Premium SLY500 500mm | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS | Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 | Tamron Di III-A 17-70mm f/2.8 VC RXD | Sony G Master SEL70200GM2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 500-1000mm | 16-300mm | 28-70mm | 28-200mm | 17-70mm | 70-200mm |
| Max Aperture | f/8 | f/3.5 | f/2.8 | f/4 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Mount | Canon RF | Sony E | Canon RF | L-Mount | Fujifilm X | Sony E |
| Stabilization | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 1080 | 615 | 495 | 413 | 544 | 1045 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | HLA | STM | Autofocus | RXD | XD Linear Motors |
| Lens Type | telephoto | zoom | zoom | macro | zoom | telephoto |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM Premium SLY500 500mm | 15.2 | 59.5 | 32.2 | 50.8 | 4.8 | 61.5 | 72.8 | 61.7 | 80.5 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 54.7 | 84.2 | 57.9 | 86.5 | 98.8 | 76.9 | 99.6 | 83 | 99.1 |
| Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM Compare | 85.5 | 86.1 | 67.2 | 77.4 | 84.4 | 83.7 | 77.4 | 88 | 98.2 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 54.7 | 77.8 | 73.9 | 89.5 | 90.9 | 71.4 | 95.7 | 75.3 | 99.4 |
| Tamron Di III-A 17-70mm f/2.8 VC RXD Compare | 54.7 | 86.1 | 64 | 84.3 | 89.9 | 83.7 | 89.8 | 83 | 80.5 |
| Sony G Master SEL70200GM2 Compare | 98.1 | 90.7 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 87.1 | 83.7 | 79.4 | 94.8 | 80.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From MX$2,952
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Usage Scores
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