Compare Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 G2 vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
18 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
13 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
2 eXpanded glass molded aspherical + 1 molded glass aspherical + 3 aspherical elements, Anti-reflection eXpand + BBAR + fluorine coatings groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
199 mm / 7.83 in
145 mm / 5.71 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
1135 g / 40.11 oz
1110 g / 39.22 oz
518 g / 18.30 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)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
15 mm ~ 30 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4.5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.28x
0.2x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
1500 mm / 59.06 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-10-26
2018-08-31
2014-09-15
Model Name
A035
A041
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
50%
71%
Pros
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Reasonable weight for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Good center sharpness
- Interesting focal range
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- External zoom without zoom lock
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
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