Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma
100 Overall Score
vs
MICOOL SEL18135

MICOOL SEL18135

MICOOL
49 Overall Score

Scores

Street
Sigma
100
MICOOL
52
Travel
Sigma
100
MICOOL
48
Budget
Sigma
97
MICOOL
62
Professional
Sigma
97
MICOOL
39
Portrait
Sigma
89
MICOOL
54
Macro
Sigma
88
MICOOL
19
Video Cinema
Sigma
86
MICOOL
43
Wildlife Sports
Sigma
82
MICOOL
43
Landscape
Sigma
81
MICOOL
38

Specifications

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DNMICOOL SEL18135
Optics
Typezoom
Focal Length Min18 mm18 mm
Focal Length Max50 mm135 mm
Elements13
Groups10
Aspherical Elements3
ED Elements1
CoatingSuper Multi-Layer Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8
Min Aperturef/2.8f/3.5-5.6
Constant
Diaphragm Blades7
Build
MountSony E
FormatAPS-C
Weather Sealed
Weight0.29 kg0.33 kg
Filter Thread55 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typestepping motor
Stabilization
Focus
Min Focus Distance121 mm
Max Magnification1:2.8

Pros & Cons

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

  • Strong macro (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong af (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong build (87th percentile)87th %ile

MICOOL SEL18135

  • Strong versatility (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Below average macro (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average optical (21st percentile)

Verdict

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

Scores 100 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 10 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports