Compare Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements groups
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
Fluorine coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
108 mm / 4.25 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
Size | Length
268 mm / 10.55 in
199 mm / 7.83 in
149 mm / 5.87 in
Weight
2300 g / 81.27 oz
1135 g / 40.11 oz
815 g / 28.80 oz
Function
Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
200 mm ~ 500 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
70 mm ~ 180 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.28x
Min Focus Distance
2200 mm / 86.61 in
1500 mm / 59.06 in
850 mm / 33.46 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-08-04
2017-10-26
2019-10-23
Model Name
A035
A056
Reviews
Neofiliac score
33%
60%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great price for such a lens
- Constant f/5.6 aperture
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Reasonable weight for what it is
- Sound build quality
- Fast autofocus
- Very sharp
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the most solid zoom mechanism
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