Compare Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2 vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
21 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
13 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
97 mm / 3.82 in
258 mm / 10.16 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
2010 g / 71.02 oz
1460 g / 51.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–40
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
18 mm ~ 200 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
500 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
490 mm / 19.29 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-08-06
2016-09-01
2018-06-14
Model Name
B018
A022
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
41%
50%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Very useful focal range
- Quite compact for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
Cons
- Only really good in the center
- Dark maximum aperture
- Rather heavy
- External zoom
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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