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

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

Sigma
43 Overall Score
vs
Tokina SZX 400mm

Tokina SZX 400mm

Tokina
34 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Sigma
56
Tokina
37
Portrait
Sigma
55
Tokina
40
Video Cinema
Sigma
47
Tokina
36
Street
Sigma
45
Tokina
37
Professional
Sigma
39
Tokina
34
Travel
Sigma
38
Tokina
28
Wildlife Sports
Sigma
36
Tokina
27
Macro
Sigma
16
Tokina
33
Landscape
Sigma
31
Tokina
26

Specifications

Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OSTokina SZX 400mm
Optics
Type—super-telephoto
Focal Length Min16 mm400 mm
Focal Length Max300 mm400 mm
Elements—6
Groups—5
Coating—multi-layer anti-reflection coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/3.5f/8
Min Aperture—f/8
Constant✓✓
Build
Mount—Nikon Z
Format—full-frame★
Weight—0.35 kg★
Filter Thread—72 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Type—manual focus only
Stabilization—✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance—1.15 m★
Max Magnification—1:2.5★

Pros & Cons

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

  • Strong versatility (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong aperture (78th percentile)
  • Strong bokeh (76th percentile)
  • Below average macro (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average optical (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average social proof (29th percentile)
  • Below average build (32nd percentile)

Tokina SZX 400mm

  • Strong build (69th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average social proof (29th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Verdict

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

Scores 43 overall, wins 8 of 9 usage categories and 0 of 17 specs.

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

BudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

Tokina SZX 400mm Better at:

Macro