Compare Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 low-dispersion element, BBAR coating groups
Molded glass, hybrid aspherical, low dispersion, extra low dispersion + BBAR and fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
148 mm / 5.83 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
545 g / 19.26 oz
550 g / 19.43 oz

Function

Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 32.2° Diagonal | 27.0° Horizontal | 18.2° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
28 mm ~ 75 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.11x
0.34x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
190 mm / 7.48 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-09-25
2018-02-22
Model Name
A047
A036

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
69%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Weather-sealed
  • Well corrected
  • Weather-sealed
  • Excellent image quality
  • Rather compact for an f/2.8 standard zoom
Cons
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Not the best build quality
  • Not the sharpest
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Not the most solid build
  • Only reaches 28mm

Price

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