Rokinon AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8

Rokinon AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8

Rokinon
59 Overall Score
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Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS

Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS

Sigma
99 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Rokinon AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8

42 out of 100 low confidence 7 reviews

User reviews for this 35-150mm f/2.0-2.8 lens are extremely mixed. While some praise its value, versatility, and sharpness for event photography, multiple verified buyers report severe autofocus problems, making it unusable for video and unreliable for stills. Defects like flickering zoom and vignetting are also mentioned, though firmware updates have fixed some issues.

Pros
  • Great value for money
  • Versatile zoom range for events
  • Sharp image quality
  • Good build quality
  • Effective for portrait photography
Cons
  • Unusable autofocus for video
  • Unreliable autofocus for stills
  • Defective copies reported
  • Vignetting issues
  • Zoom flickering with hyper zoom
👎 Autofocus performance 4
👍 Value for money 3
🤔 Image quality 3
👍 Build quality 2
👎 Defects and reliability 3
👎 Vignetting 2

Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS

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Scores

Landscape
Rokinon
67
Sigma
100
Budget
Rokinon
74
Sigma
99
Macro
Rokinon
67
Sigma
96
Travel
Rokinon
66
Sigma
93
Portrait
Rokinon
60
Sigma
91
Video Cinema
Rokinon
61
Sigma
91
Wildlife Sports
Rokinon
66
Sigma
87
Professional
Rokinon
61
Sigma
85
Street
Rokinon
59
Sigma
80

Specifications

Rokinon AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS
Optics
Typezoomzoom
Focal Length Min35 mm16 mm
Focal Length Max150 mm300 mm
Elements2120
Groups1814
Aspherical Elements24★
ED Elements6★5
CoatingUltra Multi-Coating (UMC)water- and oil-repellent coating
Aperture
Max Aperture16-22★f/3.5
Min Aperture2-2.83.5-6.7
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades99
Build
MountL-MountSony E
Formatfull-frame★APS-C
Weather Sealed✓✓
Weight1.31 kg0.61 kg★
Filter Thread82 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typelinear stepping motor★HLA
Stabilization✗✓★
Stabilization Stops—6 stops★
Focus
Min Focus Distance330 mm170 mm★
Max Magnification1:5.71:2

Pros & Cons

Rokinon AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8

  • Strong optical (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong versatility (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong af (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong macro (67th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average build (20th percentile)20th %ile

Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS

  • Strong versatility (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong optical (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (88th percentile)88th %ile

Pricing

Rokinon AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8

No current pricing available

Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS

Verdict

★ Winner: Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS

Scores 99 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 5 of 22 specs.

Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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