Compare Canon EF-M 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 vs Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
9 blades
Colors
Graphite or silver
Black
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
12 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical + 1 UD element groups
Two aspherical and one LD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
61 mm / 2.40 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
87 mm / 3.43 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
300 g / 10.60 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
73.9° Diagonal | 64.0° Horizontal | 45.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 10.3° Diagonal | 8.6° Horizontal | 5.7° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.6
1.5
Focal Length
18 mm ~ 150 mm
16 mm ~ 300 mm
45 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.8 mm ~ 240.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.31x
0.34x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
390 mm / 15.35 in
290 mm / 11.42 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-15
2014-02-06
2015-09-02
Model Name
B016
F013
Reviews
Neofiliac score
35%
60%
86%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Sleek design (typical of EF-M)
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Lacks weather sealing
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Not the highest grade of build
- Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens
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