Compare Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2 vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
106 mm / 4.17 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
258 mm / 10.16 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
2010 g / 71.02 oz
1460 g / 51.59 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)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
2700 mm / 106.30 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-01
2018-06-14
Model Name
A022
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
50%
Pros
- Very useful focal range
- Quite compact for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Rather heavy
- External zoom
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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