Compare Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 17-70mm F/2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, plastic mount
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
15 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 UD glass element groups
1 low-dispersion element, BBAR coating groups
1 aspherical + 2 glass-molded aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
61 mm / 2.40 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
87 mm / 3.43 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
119 mm / 4.69 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
545 g / 19.26 oz
525 g / 18.55 oz
Function
Angle Of View
27.6° Diagonal | 23.1° Horizontal | 15.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.7° Diagonal | 6.4° Horizontal | 4.3° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
80.7° Diagonal | 70.4° Horizontal | 50.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.6
1.5
Focal Length
55 mm ~ 200 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
17 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
88.0 mm ~ 320.0 mm
25.5 mm ~ 105.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.21x
0.11x
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
1000 mm / 39.37 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
190 mm / 7.48 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-54B (sold separately)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-06-17
2020-09-25
2020-12-03
Model Name
A047
B070
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
60%
69%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Affordable for what it offers
- Good sharpness
- Very useful focal range
- Weather-sealed
- Well corrected
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Fast AF
- Good image quality
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best build quality
- Not the sharpest
- External zoom without zoom lock
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