Compare Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
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, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
16 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
12 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
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
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
74 mm / 2.91 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
96 mm / 3.78 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
540 g / 19.08 oz
540 g / 19.08 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
28 mm ~ 300 mm
16 mm ~ 300 mm
45 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.29x
0.34x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
490 mm / 19.29 in
390 mm / 15.35 in
290 mm / 11.42 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-02-06
2014-02-06
2015-09-02
Model Name
A010
B016
F013

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
60%
86%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Not the highest grade of build
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Not the highest grade of build
  • Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens

Price

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