Compare Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony 400mm F2.8 GM
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 Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
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
23 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
18 groups
17 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
158 mm / 6.22 in
Size | Length
199 mm / 7.83 in
183 mm / 7.20 in
359 mm / 14.13 in
Weight
1135 g / 40.11 oz
1155 g / 40.81 oz
2895 g / 102.30 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)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
50 mm ~ 400 mm
400 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
Performance
Max Magnification
0.28x
0.5x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
1500 mm / 59.06 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Debut
2017-10-26
2022-08-24
2018-06-27
Model Name
A035
SEL400F28GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
59%
62%
Pros
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Reasonable weight for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Exceptionally faster autofocus
- Lighter than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long & heavy
- Questionable image quality of a superzoom
- Very expensive
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