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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 $80
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
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 22 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 | Meike 50mm F1.8 Full Frame STM Auto Focus Prime | Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR | Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 VXD G2 | Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM | Viltrox Air 15mm F1.7 XF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 500-1000mm | 50mm | 16-50mm | 28-75mm | 18-135mm | 15mm |
| Max Aperture | f/8 | f/1.8 | f/3.5 | f/2.8 | f/3.5 | f/1.7 |
| Mount | Canon RF | Panasonic Sigma L | Nikon Z | Sony E | Canon EF-S | Sony E |
| Stabilization | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | true | false | false | true | false | false |
| Weight (g) | 1080 | 297 | 135 | 540 | 515 | 180 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | STM | Stepping Motor | VXD | STM | STM |
| Lens Type | telephoto | prime | zoom | zoom | zoom | prime |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM Premium SLY500 500mm | 15.3 | 59.6 | 32.2 | 50.8 | 4.8 | 61.6 | 72.8 | 61.7 | 80.5 |
| Meike 50mm F1.8 Full Frame STM Auto Focus Prime Compare | 85.5 | 95.9 | 71.3 | 96.1 | 57.2 | 93 | 34 | 49.9 | 80.5 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Compare | 85.5 | 75 | 90.6 | 36.3 | 69.6 | 77 | 83.6 | 73.8 | 94.4 |
| Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 VXD G2 Compare | 54.7 | 86.2 | 64.4 | 85.4 | 87.1 | 83.8 | 78.4 | 91.8 | 35.6 |
| Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Compare | 85.5 | 75 | 45.9 | 32.7 | 79 | 77 | 96.1 | 77.9 | 92.2 |
| Viltrox Air 15mm F1.7 XF Compare | 85.5 | 94.6 | 84.7 | 25.3 | 79 | 94.3 | 34 | 60.6 | 80.5 |
Price
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