Compare Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron 28-300mm 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
APS-C
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, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
19 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
15 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
75 mm / 2.95 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
100 mm / 3.94 in
96 mm / 3.78 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
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° 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
16 mm ~ 300 mm
28 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
0.34x
0.29x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
390 mm / 15.35 in
490 mm / 19.29 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
B016
A010
F013

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
60%
86%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • 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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