Compare Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
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 A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements groups
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
108 mm / 4.25 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
268 mm / 10.55 in
258 mm / 10.16 in
Weight
2300 g / 81.27 oz
2010 g / 71.02 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)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
200 mm ~ 500 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
2200 mm / 86.61 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-08-04
2016-09-01
Model Name
A022
Reviews
Neofiliac score
33%
41%
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
- Quite compact for what it is
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- Rather heavy
- External zoom
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