Compare Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E vs Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite
Motor
Micromotor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
20 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
16 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Size | Length
97 mm / 3.82 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
1070 g / 37.81 oz
195 g / 6.89 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
18 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
18 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.27x
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
490 mm / 19.29 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Debut
2015-08-06
2015-08-04
2016-01-05
Model Name
B018
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
60%
41%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Some distortion not well corrected
- IQ falls short of what its price would suggest
- Light in the hand
- Very inexpensive
- Useful focal range
Cons
- Only really good in the center
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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