Compare Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 vs Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 XLD + 5 LD + 2 hybrid aspherical elements, BBAR-G2 coating groups
1 low-dispersion element, BBAR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
93 mm / 3.66 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
210 mm / 8.27 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
1724 g / 60.92 oz
545 g / 19.26 oz
Function
Angle Of View
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.7 ~ f/22–32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 500 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.32x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
600 mm / 23.62 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-04-22
2020-09-25
Model Name
A057
A047
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
Pros
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very useful focal range
- Weather-sealed
- Well corrected
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best build quality
- Not the sharpest
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