Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 21mm

Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 21mm

Rokinon
50 Overall Score
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Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron
100 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Rokinon
48
Tamron
97
Macro
Rokinon
64
Tamron
95
Landscape
Rokinon
43
Tamron
87
Wildlife Sports
Rokinon
36
Tamron
85
Professional
Rokinon
57
Tamron
85
Street
Rokinon
67
Tamron
83
Video Cinema
Rokinon
58
Tamron
82
Portrait
Rokinon
72
Tamron
81
Travel
Rokinon
41
Tamron
81

Specifications

Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 21mmTamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD
Optics
Typewide-anglezoom
Focal Length Min21 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max21 mm300 mm
Elements820
Groups713
Aspherical Elements33
ED Elements12★
CoatingUltra Multi-Coatingfluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/1.4f/4
Min Aperturef/1.44-7.1
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades99
Build
MountSony ESony E
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed—✓★
Weight0.28 kg★0.59 kg
Filter Thread58 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyVXD linear motor★
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance300 mm190 mm★
Max Magnification—1:3.8★

Pros & Cons

Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 21mm

  • Strong bokeh (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong aperture (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong build (78th percentile)
  • Strong macro (71st percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average social proof (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

  • Strong af (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong versatility (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong optical (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (91st percentile)91st %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Scores 100 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports