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Compare Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
199 mm / 7.83 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Weight
1135 g / 40.11 oz
540 g / 19.08 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
16 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.28x
0.34x
Min Focus Distance
1500 mm / 59.06 in
390 mm / 15.35 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-10-26
2014-02-06
Model Name
A035
B016

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
60%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Reasonable weight for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Not the highest grade of build

Price

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