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Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary vs Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary

The Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary and the Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary if you want more reach (to 450mm equivalent). On these specs the Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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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.
Spec	Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary	Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary
Maker	Sigma	Sigma
Focal length	18-200mm (macro)	18-300mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	27-300mm on APS-C	27-450mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/3.5-6.3	f/3.5-6.3
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K	Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
Stabilised	yes	yes
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	11.1×	16.7×more range
Cameras it fits	51 in this guide	51 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary: 18-200mm on APS-C, like 27-300mm.

Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary: 18-300mm on APS-C, like 27-450mm.

Aperture

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary: f/3.5 wide open.

Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary: 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

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

51 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.