10-18mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary

Reviewer verdict

Across 19 YouTube reviews, the Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary earns an Index score of 3.9/5, ranking #14 among Lenses. Reviewers most often praise its build quality, focal length/range, image quality, while the most common criticisms concern other, build quality.

This lens stands out for its class-leading compact size and light weight, making it an ideal travel and vlogging companion without sacrificing a bright, constant f/2.8 aperture. Reviewers consistently praise its excellent image quality, highlighting impressive center sharpness, great contrast, and well-controlled chromatic aberrations. Its autofocus is fast, silent, and reliable for both stills and video, performing on par with native lenses. The versatile 10-18mm focal range is complemented by a very close minimum focusing distance, enabling unique wide-angle macro shots. Features like a weather-sealed mount, smooth control rings, and a common 67mm filter thread round out a well-built, highly capable, and versatile lens that offers outstanding value for APS-C shooters.

The most significant drawback is the absence of in-lens optical image stabilization, making it heavily reliant on in-body stabilization for smooth handheld photos and video. Optically, while the center is sharp, the corners are quite soft at the maximum f/2.8 aperture, requiring users to stop down to f/5.6 or f/8 for edge-to-edge sharpness. The minimalist design, a trade-off for its size, lacks any physical switches like an AF/MF toggle. Additionally, weather sealing is limited to a gasket on the mount, so it is not fully weather-resistant, and some reviewers found the push-on lens hood design to be awkward.

Analysis based on 19 YouTube reviews (2h 57m of video) with 292 pros and 110 cons extracted.

Pros (292)

Cons (110)

Review sources

• Sigma Does it Again! The New 10-18mm F2.8 by Arthur R — 31 pros, 6 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN for Canon RF Review | Premium Wide Angle Goodness by Dustin Abbott — 20 pros, 10 cons
• Review | Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contempory - Sony E by Wilkinson Cameras — 23 pros, 7 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 on Canon RF (APS-C) lens review by Christopher Frost — 18 pros, 10 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN Lens For Canon | In Depth Review by Photo Feaver — 16 pros, 10 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 | The BEST Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Sony APS-C Cameras! SECRET FULL-FRAME LENS? by Curtis Padley — 20 pros, 5 cons
• Sigma 10 -18 F2.8 DC DN - Best Wide Angle APS-C Zoom by Mark Bennett's Camera Crisis — 19 pros, 5 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f2.8: A Game Changer for Canon APS-C Cameras by Pav SZ — 19 pros, 4 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f2.8 - Better than the 10-24mm? by Andy Mumford — 12 pros, 9 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Review: Simple & Compact by TheCameraStoreTV — 13 pros, 6 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN Lens REVIEW: Best Wide-Angle Lens for Creators? by TCM Reviews — 15 pros, 3 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN 'C' lens review (Canon RF MOUNT edition!) by Jacek Sopotnicki (Jack Sputnik) — 12 pros, 5 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Review: Compact With Some Compromises by PetaPixel — 9 pros, 8 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f2.8: The Best Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Sony APSC? by THAT ICELANDIC GUY. — 14 pros, 2 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f2.8 DC DN review: APSC Celebrate! by Gordon Laing — 10 pros, 6 cons
• Sigma DC DN 10 18mm F2.8 Lens Review - The best wide angle zoom for APS-C. by Avp Studios — 11 pros, 4 cons
• The Perfect APS-C Ultra Wide? | Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN by Benj Haisch — 10 pros, 5 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8: Best APS-C wide angle lens! by Tony & Chelsea Northrup — 10 pros, 3 cons
• Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN Lens Review | Small But Mighty Wide Angle Lens by Park Cameras — 10 pros, 2 cons

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