Compare Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2 vs Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Sony 16-55mm F2.8 G
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Micromotor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
14 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups
Two AA (advanced aspherical) elements, two aspherical elements, three ED (extra-low dipsersion) elements. Fluorine coated front element. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
106 mm / 4.17 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
258 mm / 10.16 in
97 mm / 3.82 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Weight
2010 g / 71.02 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
494 g / 17.46 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)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
18 mm ~ 200 mm
16 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
2700 mm / 106.30 in
490 mm / 19.29 in
330 mm / 12.99 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH161 (supplied)
Debut
2016-09-01
2015-08-06
2019-08-28
Model Name
A022
B018
SEL1655G
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
60%
62%
Pros
- Very useful focal range
- Quite compact for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Weather-sealed
- Solid build quality
- Very sharp
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Rather heavy
- External zoom
- Only really good in the center
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Quite expensive for what it is
- Not stabilized
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