Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma
98 Overall Score
vs
Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 20mm

Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 20mm

Viltrox
64 Overall Score

Scores

Travel
Sigma
100
Viltrox
65
Street
Sigma
98
Viltrox
72
Budget
Sigma
97
Viltrox
65
Professional
Sigma
92
Viltrox
70
Macro
Sigma
92
Viltrox
76
Video Cinema
Sigma
86
Viltrox
62
Portrait
Sigma
85
Viltrox
50
Landscape
Sigma
77
Viltrox
65
Wildlife Sports
Sigma
77
Viltrox
62

Specifications

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DNViltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 20mm
Optics
Typezoomwide-angle
Focal Length Min18 mm20 mm
Focal Length Max50 mm20 mm
Elements1310
Groups108
Aspherical Elements3★2
ED Elements12★
CoatingSuper Multi-Layer Coatingnano multi-layer coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/16
Min Aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades77
Build
MountSony ESony E
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✓✓
Weight0.29 kg0.16 kg★
Filter Thread55 mm52 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typestepping motorSTM★
Stabilization✗✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance121 mm★190 mm
Max Magnification1:2.81:5.88

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

Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 20mm

  • Strong build (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong macro (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong social proof (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average bokeh (28th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Verdict

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

Scores 98 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 2 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports