Compare Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS II

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
10 blades
Colors
Black
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
21 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
16 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
Fluorine and Air Sphere Coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
199 mm / 7.83 in
193 mm / 7.60 in
118 mm / 4.65 in
Weight
1135 g / 40.11 oz
1570 g / 55.48 oz
795 g / 28.09 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)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
24 mm ~ 105 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.28x
0.31x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
1500 mm / 59.06 in
980 mm / 38.58 in
450 mm / 17.72 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens Hood: EW-83M (supplied)
Debut
2017-10-26
2014-11-11
2016-08-25
Model Name
A035

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
52%
71%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Reasonable weight for what it is
  • 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
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Large and heavy
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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