Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Tamron SP 15-30mm 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
Ultra Wide-Angle 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
18 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
13 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
2 eXpanded glass molded aspherical + 1 molded glass aspherical + 3 aspherical elements, Anti-reflection eXpand + BBAR + fluorine coatings groups
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
145 mm / 5.71 in
258 mm / 10.16 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
1110 g / 39.22 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)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° 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
15 mm ~ 30 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4.5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.31x
0.2x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-11
2018-08-31
2016-09-01
Model Name
A041
A022
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
50%
41%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Good center sharpness
- Interesting focal range
- Very useful focal range
- Quite compact for what it is
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Dark maximum aperture
- Rather heavy
- External zoom
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