Compare Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 G2 vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
18 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
13 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 eXpanded glass molded aspherical + 1 molded glass aspherical + 3 aspherical elements, Anti-reflection eXpand + BBAR + fluorine coatings groups
Two aspherical and one LD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
74 mm / 2.91 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
96 mm / 3.78 in
145 mm / 5.71 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
540 g / 19.08 oz
1110 g / 39.22 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
28 mm ~ 300 mm
15 mm ~ 30 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4.5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.29x
0.2x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
490 mm / 19.29 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
290 mm / 11.42 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-02-06
2018-08-31
2015-09-02
Model Name
A010
A041
F013
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
50%
86%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Good center sharpness
- Interesting focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Not the highest grade of build
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens
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