Compare Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2 vs Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups
1 low-dispersion element, BBAR coating groups
Fluorine coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
106 mm / 4.17 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
258 mm / 10.16 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
149 mm / 5.87 in
Weight
2010 g / 71.02 oz
545 g / 19.26 oz
815 g / 28.80 oz

Function

Angle Of View
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
70 mm ~ 180 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
2700 mm / 106.30 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
850 mm / 33.46 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-01
2020-09-25
2019-10-23
Model Name
A022
A047
A056

Reviews

Neofiliac score
41%
60%
60%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite compact for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
  • Very useful focal range
  • Weather-sealed
  • Well corrected
  • Sound build quality
  • Fast autofocus
  • Very sharp
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Rather heavy
  • External zoom
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Not the best build quality
  • Not the sharpest
  • Not the most solid zoom mechanism

Price

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