Compare Panasonic G 45-175mm F4.0-5.6 vs Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
9 blades, rounded aperture blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
plastic barrel, metal mount
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
24 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
18 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 2 ED elements groups
1 low-dispersion element, BBAR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
90 mm / 3.54 in
183 mm / 7.20 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
210 g / 7.42 oz
1155 g / 40.81 oz
545 g / 19.26 oz
Function
Angle Of View
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.1° Diagonal | 5.9° Horizontal | 3.9° Vertical (tele)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
45 mm ~ 175 mm
50 mm ~ 400 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
90.0 mm ~ 350.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.5x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: H-PS45175 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-08-26
2022-08-24
2020-09-25
Model Name
H-PS45175
A047
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
59%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Internal zoom
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Very useful focal range
- Weather-sealed
- Well corrected
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long & heavy
- Questionable image quality of a superzoom
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best build quality
- Not the sharpest
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