LENS PERFORMANCE SURVEY RESULTS

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 10.5mm f/2.8 G ED DX Fisheye good
(***-)
good
(***)
    critical
(*)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.45)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
15
Nikkor AF 14mm f/2.8 ED D very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.32)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
9
Nikkor AI-S 15mm f/3.5 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    significant
(***)
  critical
(*)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.46)
  superb
(*****)
11
Nikkor AF 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    critical
(*)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.91)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
7
Nikkor AI-S 18mm f/3.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  critical
(*)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good - very good
(3.5)
  very good
(****+)
6
Nikkor AF 18mm f/2.8 Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
    heavy distortions
(**-)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**-)
average
(2.57)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
13
Nikkor AI-S 20mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.53)
  very good
(****+)
35
Nikkor AF 20mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.89)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
87
Nikkor AF 20mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.77)
slow
(**)
very good
(****-)
10
Nikkor AI-S 24mm f/2 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.15)
  superb
(*****)
23

NAME Performance WIDE
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Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.19)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
94
Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.87)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
8
Nikkor AF 28mm f/1.4 Aspherical good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  heavy
(**-)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.9)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
21
Nikkor AI-S 28mm f/2.8 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.31)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
45
Nikkor AF 28mm f/2.8 Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.6)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
35
Nikkor AI-S 35mm f/1.4 Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.2)
  very good
(****)
27
Nikkor AF 35mm f/2 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.3)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
70
Nikkor AF 35mm f/2 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.23)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
11
Nikkor AI-S 50mm f/1.4 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.27)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
48
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.12)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
81

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.27)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
182
Nikkor AI-S 50mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.92)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
9
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.94)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
25
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.95)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**-)
69
Nikkor AI-S 55mm f/2.8 Micro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.64)
  very good
(****)
30
Nikkor AI-S 55mm f/2.8 Micro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.34)
  very good
(****-)
6
Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8 Micro very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.64)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
62
Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8 Micro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.65)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
16
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.78)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****+)
56
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.65)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
112

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
excellent
(4.74)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
13
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.35)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
22
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.5 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.7)
  very good
(****+)
28
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/1.8 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.63)
  superb
(*****)
16
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.8 Micro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.43)
  very good
(****)
10
Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8 Micro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.75)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
70
Nikkor AF 105mm DC f/2 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly cool little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.53)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
26
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.5 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.57)
  superb
(*****)
8
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.43)
  superb
(*****)
5
Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8 Micro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.25)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
5

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 105mm DC f/2 (APS-C DSLR) superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly cool little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.57)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
5
Nikkor AF-S 105mm f/2.8 ED VR macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.59)
Ok
(***+)
superb
(*****)
16
Nikkor AF 135mm DC f/2 good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.04)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
8
Nikkor AF 135mm DC f/2 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
excellent
(4.53)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
7
Nikkor AI-S 135mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly cool quite heavy
(**+)
good - very good
(3.69)
  very good
(****)
7
Nikkor AF 180mm ED f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.67)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
74
Nikkor AF 180mm ED f/2 (APS-C DSLR).8 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.27)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
12
Nikkor AI-S 200mm f/4 ED Micro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.32)
  superb
(*****)
10
Nikkor AF 200mm f/4 ED Micro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.62)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
11
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.35)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
20

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8 IF-ED very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.7)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
25
Nikkor AI-S 300mm f/4.5 IF-ED good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.21)
  superb
(*****)
12
Nikkor AF 300mm f/4 IF-ED very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.73)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
44
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.49)
Ok
(***)
very good
(****+)
13
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8 IF-ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.65)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
6
Nikkor AF-I 400mm f/2.8 IF-ED superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.8)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
9
Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4 IF-ED superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(5.0)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
8
Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm f/4 G IF-ED DX Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.29)
fast
(****)
very good
(****-)
40
Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.42)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
75
Nikkor AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 G IF-ED DX good
(***+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.0)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
52

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.3)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
37
Nikkor AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.5)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
49
Nikkor AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED-IF DX Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.42)
fast
(****-)
not so good
(**)
165
Nikkor AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.16)
slow
(**)
bad
(*)
11
Nikkor AF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.64)
slow
(**+)
bad
(*)
17
Nikkor AF 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G IF-ED VR II poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
significant
(***-)
heavy
(**-)
heavy
(**)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.67)
Ok
(***)
not so good
(**)
44
Nikkor AF 20-35mm f/2.8 very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.14)
Ok
(***)
very good
(****+)
49
Nikkor AF 20-35mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.57)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
5
Nikkor AF 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.7)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
68
Nikkor AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4 poor
(*)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.49)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
52

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 ED G Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.93)
fast
(****-)
not so good
(**+)
57
Nikkor AF 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 D Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.75)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
123
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral some flare
(***-)
sub-average
(2.32)
fast
(****)
good
(***-)
33
Nikkor AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.33)
slow
(**+)
not so good
(**+)
38
Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 ED G (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.57)
fast
(****)
not so good
(**-)
13
Nikkor AF 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 D (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.5)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
7
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.27)
fast
(****)
good
(***)
26
Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
65
Nikkor AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D good
(***-)
good
(***+)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.44)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
142
Nikkor AF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm some flare
(***-)
average
(2.85)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
46

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.66)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
68
Nikkor AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6 G poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.86)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
9
Nikkor AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.24)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
44
Nikkor AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IF poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.04)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
40
Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
very good
(4.1)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
6
Nikkor AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.37)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**+)
12
Nikkor AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IF (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral some flare
(***-)
sub-average
(2.09)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
9
Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8 very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.15)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
102
Nikkor AF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.15)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
25
Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
good - very good
(3.93)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
14

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AI-S 50-300mm f/4.5 ED very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
6
Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.84)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
13
Nikkor AF 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 ED Micro very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.57)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
22
Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
significant
(***)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.9)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
55
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.76)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
25
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.52)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
71
Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.42)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
43
Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.28)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
heavy
(**+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.09)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
17
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.04)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
7

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
very good
(4.35)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
37
Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.97)
fast
(****-)
good
(***)
31
Nikkor AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.2)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
23
Nikkor AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.33)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
7
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (Push) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.44)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
66
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED TC-14A very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.16)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
7
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED TC-201 good
(***)
good
(***)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.43)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
11
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.36)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
132
Nikkor AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.44)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
89
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.56)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
16

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED VR good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.09)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
30
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.67)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
5
Nikkor AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.59)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
7
Nikkor AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED VR (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.78)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
8
Sigma AF 14mm f/3.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.75)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
16
Sigma AF 14mm f/2.8 EX (HSM) poor
(*)
good
(***)
    critical
(*)
  heavy
(**)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.9)
Ok
(***+)
very good
(****)
27
Sigma AF 18mm f/3.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
    heavy distortions
(**-)
  critical
(*)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.24)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
14
Sigma AF 20mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) poor
(*)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.08)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
44
Sigma AF 20mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.07)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
17
Sigma AF 24mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  warm quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.12)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
19

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 24mm f/2.8 macro good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.39)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
60
Sigma AF 24mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
very good
(****-)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.18)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
10
Sigma AF 28mm f/1.8 I II poor
(*)
good
(***)
    significant
(***)
  heavy
(**)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.89)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
18
Sigma AF 28mm f/1.8 EX Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.57)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
16
Sigma AF 28mm f/1.8 EX (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.16)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
6
Sigma AF 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.06)
Ok
(***)
good
(***+)
49
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 macro Ok
(**)
good
(***)
    little distortions
(****-)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.09)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
6
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 macro EX good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.17)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
34
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 macro EX (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.26)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
10
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 EX DG macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
good - very good
(3.78)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
15

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 90mm f/2.8 macro good
(***)
very good
(****-)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.82)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
20
Sigma AF 105mm f/2.8 macro EX good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.54)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
79
Sigma AF 105mm f/2.8 macro EX (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.64)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
8
Sigma AF 105mm f/2.8 EX DG macro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.55)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
15
Sigma AF 150mm f/2.8 EX DG (HSM) APO macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.46)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****+)
8
Sigma AF 150mm f/2.8 EX DG (HSM) APO macro (APS-C) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.24)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
24
Sigma AF 180mm f/3.5 EX macro (HSM) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.39)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
26
Sigma AF 180mm f/3.5 EX macro (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.62)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
6
Sigma AF 300mm f/2.8 APO good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.59)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
7
Sigma AF 300mm f/4 APO macro (HSM) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.11)
slow
(**)
very good
(****-)
20

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 300mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.01)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****+)
11
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.69)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
13
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO macro good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.56)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
18
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO macro HSM good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.74)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
10
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO macro HSM (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.74)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****)
5
Sigma AF 500mm f/4.5 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.45)
extremely fast
(*****)
very good
(****+)
8
Sigma AF 500mm f/4.5 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.08)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
5
Sigma AF 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC (HSM) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.17)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****-)
67
Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG (HSM) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.92)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
17
Sigma AF 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG DF poor
(*)
good
(***)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.11)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
49

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG DF (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**-)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
critical
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.38)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
22
Sigma AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX (HSM) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***+)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.65)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
51
Sigma AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX DG Aspherical (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
cool quite heavy
(**)
very poor
(1.19)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
6
Sigma AF 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.59)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
71
Sigma AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.9)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
41
Sigma AF 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
significant
(***-)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.95)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
30
Sigma AF 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Ok
(**-)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.56)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
79
Sigma AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC DG poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**-)
heavy
(**)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.7)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
40
Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC Asph. IF poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**+)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.95)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
64
Sigma AF 20-40mm f/2.8 EX DG DF good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.45)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
27

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 20-40mm f/2.8 EX DG DF (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****+)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.83)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
6
Sigma AF 21-35mm f/3.5-4.2 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.1)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
14
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DF Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
average
(2.55)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
61
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF Ok
(**)
Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.29)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
11
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.59)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
34
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DF (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.67)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
22
Sigma AF 24-135mm f/2.8-4.5 Aspherical IF poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.59)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
11
Sigma AF 24-135mm f/2.8-4.5 Aspherical IF (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.12)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
19
Sigma AF 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DF Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.97)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
47
Sigma AF 28-70mm f/2.8 EX Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
significant
(***)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.17)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
113

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 28-70mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.4)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
99
Sigma AF 28-135mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.57)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
30
Sigma AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.97)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
43
Sigma AF 28-105mm f/2.8-4 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.88)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
87
Sigma AF 28-105mm f/3.8-5.6 UC III poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.03)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
13
Sigma AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.96)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
28
Sigma AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Asph. DL poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**)
heavy
(**+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.09)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
22
Sigma AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
cool heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.29)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
7
Sigma AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Asph. DL (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.04)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Sigma AF 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO EX (HSM) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm some flare
(***-)
average
(2.58)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
32

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.78)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
18
Sigma AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DC poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.53)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
14
Sigma AF 70-210mm f/2.8 APO good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.71)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
51
Sigma AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.09)
Ok
(***+)
very good
(****)
126
Sigma AF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 APO macro Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.25)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
35
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.41)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
90
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro Super poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.52)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
39
Sigma AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
good
(***)
very good
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.92)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
35
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
heavy
(**+)
slightly cool heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.44)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
12
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro Super (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.93)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
19

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro super II poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
very poor
(1.23)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
10
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro super II (APS-C) poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.29)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
21
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL macro super II poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.79)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
9
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL macro super II (APS-C) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***+)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.64)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
7
Sigma AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX OS APO Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good
(3.02)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
5
Sigma AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX OS APO (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.57)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
12
Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.27)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****+)
42
Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.74)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****)
42
Sigma AF 120-300mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
14
Sigma AF 120-300mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.49)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****+)
8

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO Aspherical good
(***)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.08)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
45
Sigma AF 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO Aspherical (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.71)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8
Sigma AF 170-500mm f/5-6.7 APO Aspherical Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.93)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
39
Tamron AF 14mm f/2.8 SP Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    critical
(*)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.84)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****)
10
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP macro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.48)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
90
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP Di macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.59)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
22
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP macro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.78)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP Di macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.48)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
24
Tamron AF 180mm f/3.5 SP Di macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
excellent
(4.65)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
8
Tamron AF 300mm f/2.8 SP LD good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.81)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****)
9

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 SP Di Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.8)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**+)
16
Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 SP Di (APS-C DSLR) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.26)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
30
Tamron AF 17-50mm f/2.8 SP LD XR Di II good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.49)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
86
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Asph. IF macro poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.16)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
22
Tamron AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***-)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.43)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Tamron AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly cool heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.47)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
7
Tamron AF 20-40mm f/2.7-3.5 SP Aspherical IF good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.85)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
31
Tamron AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SP Aspherical IF poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.6)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
53
Tamron AF 24-70mm f/3.3-5.6 Aspherical poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.18)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
16
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/4-5.6 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.08)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
40

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tamron AF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 IF poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.05)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
15
Tamron AF 28-105mm f/2.8 SP LD Aspherical IF Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.9)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
44
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 LD IF poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.06)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
65
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 LD IF poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.93)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
25
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 SLDA IF II poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
heavy
(**+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.94)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
18
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.7)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
18
Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR Di good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.22)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
125
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 LD IF (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.78)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
6
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD macro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
very poor
(1.44)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
5
Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR Di (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.32)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
56

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tamron AF 35-105mm f/2.8 SP IF Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.73)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
5
Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 SP LD very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.26)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****)
23
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.43)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
22
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.81)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
23
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD macro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.55)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
18
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Di macro (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.25)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
5
Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.8)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
19
Tamron AF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
poor
(1.88)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Tamron AF 200-400mm f/5.6 LD IF Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.61)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
31
Tamron AF 200-400mm f/5.6 LD IF (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.98)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tamron AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP D (APS-C DSLR)i good
(***)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.8)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
12
Tokina AF 17mm f/3.5 AT-X good
(***)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.49)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
20
Tokina AF 17mm f/3.5 AT-X Pro Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.97)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
25
Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8 AT-X macro good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.0)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
13
Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro D macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.46)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
7
Tokina AF 300mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.64)
fast
(****-)
superb
(*****)
14
Tokina AF 300mm f/4 AT-X poor
(*)
good
(***)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.95)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
12
Tokina AF 300mm f/2.8 AT-X I II good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.56)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
13
Tokina AF 300mm f/4 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.02)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
5
Tokina AF 400mm f/5.6 AT-X Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***+)
good
(3.1)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
28

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX (IF) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
good
(3.01)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
75
Tokina AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.52)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
34
Tokina AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly cool heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.7)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
8
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.99)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****+)
55
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 I good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.64)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
16
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 II good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.35)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
34
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.83)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
6
Tokina AF 24-40mm f/2.8 AT-X Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.14)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
6
Tokina AF 24-200mm f/3.5-5.6 AT-X Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.01)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
51
Tokina AF 24-200mm f/3.5-5.6 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.85)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
16

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tokina AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.65)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
39
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 AT-X good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.78)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
33
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.66)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
69
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro II good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.73)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
145
Tokina AF 28-80mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.32)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****+)
63
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro SV Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.61)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
25
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro II (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
poor
(*)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
good
(3.09)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
7
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro SV (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.75)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
11
Tokina AF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.36)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.0)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
60

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro + 2xTC Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.16)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
6
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.92)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
17
Tokina AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AT-X Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.61)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
38
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.17)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
5
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.09)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
6
Tokina AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.81)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
7
Tokina AF 100-300mm f/4 AT-X I II very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.15)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
22
Tokina AF 100-300mm f/4 AT-X I II (APS-C DSLR) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.45)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
8
Vivitar AF 100mm f/3.5 macro good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.67)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
26
Vivitar AF 100mm f/3.5 macro (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.34)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
6

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Vivitar AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.54)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
32
Vivitar AF 70-210mm f/2.8-4 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**+)
heavy
(**)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.08)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
17
Vivitar AF 100-400mm f/4.5-6.7 poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**-)
critical
(*)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.28)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
5

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