Compare Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
17 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
Two aspherical and one LD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
363 mm / 14.29 in
199 mm / 7.83 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
1135 g / 40.11 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
180 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.28x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
1500 mm / 59.06 in
290 mm / 11.42 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-01-09
2017-10-26
2015-09-02
Model Name
A035
F013
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
86%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Reasonable weight for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens
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