Compare Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
1 Super UD + 6 UD elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
199 mm / 7.83 in
208 mm / 8.19 in
Weight
1135 g / 40.11 oz
1365 g / 48.23 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) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/4.5–7.1 ~ f/32–54
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 500 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.28x
0.33x
Min Focus Distance
1500 mm / 59.06 in
900 mm / 35.43 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-10-26
2020-07-09
Model Name
A035

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
52%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Reasonable weight for what it is
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite lightweight for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Compatible with teleconverters
  • Control for zoom resistance
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture

Price

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