Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 vs Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
17 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
11 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
Three LD elements + eBAND coating groups
LD/XLD elements + fluorine, eBAND, BBAR coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
199 mm / 7.83 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
1135 g / 40.11 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32–45
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
90 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.57x
0.28x
1x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
1500 mm / 59.06 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-08-04
2017-10-26
2016-02-22
Model Name
A035
F017
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
60%
93%
Pros
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Reasonable weight for what it is
- Good center sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- 1:1 maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- All-metal construction
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Weak corners
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