Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma
98 Overall Score
vs
Laowa 7.5mm f/2 8mm

Laowa 7.5mm f/2 8mm

Laowa
40 Overall Score

Scores

Travel
Sigma
100
Laowa
41
Street
Sigma
98
Laowa
40
Budget
Sigma
97
Laowa
34
Professional
Sigma
92
Laowa
40
Macro
Sigma
92
Laowa
67
Video Cinema
Sigma
86
Laowa
34
Portrait
Sigma
85
Laowa
25
Landscape
Sigma
77
Laowa
41
Wildlife Sports
Sigma
77
Laowa
27

Specifications

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DNLaowa 7.5mm f/2 8mm
Optics
Typezoomwide-angle
Focal Length Min18 mm8 mm
Focal Length Max50 mm8 mm
Elements1313
Groups109
Aspherical Elements3★2
ED Elements13★
CoatingSuper Multi-Layer Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/22
Min Aperturef/2.8f/2
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades7★5
Build
MountSony EMicro Four Thirds
FormatAPS-C★micro-four-thirds
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.29 kg0.15 kg★
Filter Thread55 mm46 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typestepping motor★manual focus only
Stabilization✗✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance121 mm120 mm★
Max Magnification1:2.81:9

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

Laowa 7.5mm f/2 8mm

  • Strong macro (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong build (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong optical (76th percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (4th percentile)4th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)

Pricing

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Laowa 7.5mm f/2 8mm

No current pricing available

Verdict

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

Scores 98 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 5 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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