Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 G2 vs Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Material
Magnesium
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
17 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
2 XR, 3 LD, 3 GM aspherical, 1 aspherical elements + eBAND and fluorine coatings groups
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
111 mm / 4.37 in
258 mm / 10.16 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
905 g / 31.98 oz
2010 g / 71.02 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.31x
0.2x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-11
2017-06-30
2016-09-01
Model Name
A032
A022

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
69%
41%
Pros
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Solid construction
  • Good optical performance
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite compact for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
Cons
  • Large and heavy
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Rather heavy
  • External zoom

Price

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