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Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary vs Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE

The Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary and the Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary if you want more reach (to 450mm equivalent), a wider view (from 24mm equivalent) and a fit on more cameras (131 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE if you want a lighter lens (460 g against 615 g).

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecSigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS ContemporarySony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE
MakerSigmaSony
Focal length16-300mm (zoom)18-200mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent24-450mm on APS-C27-300mm on APS-C
Maximum aperturef/3.5-6.7f/3.5-6.3
Made forAPS-CAPS-C
MountsSony E, Fujifilm X, L-Mount, Canon RF, Nikon ZSony E
Stabilisedyesyes
Autofocusyesyes
Zoom range18.8×more range11.1×
Weight615 g460 glighter
Cameras it fits131 in this guidefits more cameras41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080024-450mm equiv.Sigma
Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary: 16-300mm on APS-C, like 24-450mm.
142435508513520040080027-300mm equiv.Sony
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE: 18-200mm on APS-C, like 27-300mm.

Aperture

f/3.5
Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary: f/3.5 wide open.
f/3.5
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE: f/3.5 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

Sigma at 16mm · 74°Sony at 18mm · 67°Sony at 200mm · 7°Sigma at 300mm · 5°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary fits 131 and the Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE 41.

Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary

and 121 more

Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE

and 31 more

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