Compare Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded aperture blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
24 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
18 groups
24 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
1 aspherical + 5 ED elements, Nano AR + fluorine coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Size | Length
199 mm / 7.83 in
183 mm / 7.20 in
318 mm / 12.52 in
Weight
1135 g / 40.11 oz
1155 g / 40.81 oz
2115 g / 74.73 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)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/5.6–6.3
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
50 mm ~ 400 mm
200 mm ~ 600 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
Internal zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.28x
0.5x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
1500 mm / 59.06 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
2400 mm / 94.49 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-10-26
2022-08-24
2019-06-11
Model Name
A035
SEL200600G

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
59%
52%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Reasonable weight for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Versatile focal range
  • Optically stabilized
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great sharpness
  • Compatible with teleconverters
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Long & heavy
  • Questionable image quality of a superzoom
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size

Price

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