Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma
98 Overall Score
vs
Voigtländer NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical 40mm

Voigtländer NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical 40mm

Voigtländer
32 Overall Score

Scores

Travel
Sigma
100
Voigtländer
20
Street
Sigma
98
Voigtländer
24
Budget
Sigma
97
Voigtländer
14
Professional
Sigma
92
Voigtländer
23
Macro
Sigma
92
Voigtländer
44
Video Cinema
Sigma
86
Voigtländer
18
Portrait
Sigma
85
Voigtländer
22
Landscape
Sigma
77
Voigtländer
22
Wildlife Sports
Sigma
77
Voigtländer
18

Specifications

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DNVoigtländer NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical 40mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min18 mm40 mm
Focal Length Max50 mm40 mm
Elements138
Groups106
Aspherical Elements3★2
ED Elements1★—
CoatingSuper Multi-Layer Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/22
Min Aperturef/2.8f/1.2
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades710★
Build
MountSony ENikon Z
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✓★✗
Weight0.29 kg★0.32 kg
Filter Thread55 mm58 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typestepping motor★manual focus only
Stabilization✗✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance121 mm★300 mm
Max Magnification1:2.8★—

Pros & Cons

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

  • Strong macro (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong build (86th percentile)86th %ile

Voigtländer NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical 40mm

  • Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong build (73rd percentile)
  • Strong macro (71st percentile)
  • Below average social proof (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (31st percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Scores 98 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 8 of 21 specs.

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports