Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Fujifilm X-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/3.5–6.3
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
16 mm ~ 300 mm
18 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
27.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.34x
0.5x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
390 mm / 15.35 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2014-02-06
2021-07-21
Model Name
B016
B061
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
60%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Not the highest grade of build
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
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