Tamron AFA035N700 100-400mm

Tamron AFA035N700 100-400mm

Tamron
20 Overall Score
vs
Sigma Contemporary 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN 10-18mm

Sigma Contemporary 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN 10-18mm

Sigma
92 Overall Score

Scores

Travel
Tamron
35
Sigma
94
Street
Tamron
21
Sigma
90
Professional
Tamron
26
Sigma
90
Macro
Tamron
18
Sigma
86
Portrait
Tamron
14
Sigma
86
Budget
Tamron
27
Sigma
85
Landscape
Tamron
40
Sigma
83
Video Cinema
Tamron
24
Sigma
77
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
37
Sigma
70

Specifications

Tamron AFA035N700 100-400mmSigma Contemporary 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN 10-18mm
Optics
Typetelephotozoom
Focal Length Min100 mm10 mm
Focal Length Max400 mm18 mm
Elements13
Groups10
Aspherical Elements1
ED Elements34
CoatingeBAND coatingSuper Multi-Layer Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/45f/2.8
Min Aperturef/4.5f/2.8
Constant
Diaphragm Blades7
Build
MountNikon FSony E
Formatfull-frameAPS-C
Weather Sealed
Weight2.25 kg0.26 kg
Filter Thread67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeUSDAutofocus
Stabilization
Focus
Min Focus Distance117 mm
Max Magnification1:4

Pros & Cons

Tamron AFA035N700 100-400mm

  • Strong versatility (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Below average bokeh (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average aperture (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average build (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average macro (12th percentile)12th %ile

Sigma Contemporary 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN 10-18mm

  • Strong macro (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong build (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong aperture (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (84th percentile)84th %ile

Verdict

Winner: Sigma Contemporary 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN 10-18mm

Scores 92 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 21 specs.

Sigma Contemporary 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN 10-18mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports