Compare Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM vs Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 G2 vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
18 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
13 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
FLD + aspheric elements, Super Multi-Layer coating groups
2 eXpanded glass molded aspherical + 1 molded glass aspherical + 3 aspherical elements, Anti-reflection eXpand + BBAR + fluorine coatings groups
Two aspherical and one LD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
101 mm / 3.98 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
132 mm / 5.20 in
145 mm / 5.71 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
1150 g / 40.64 oz
1110 g / 39.22 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz

Function

Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 24 mm
15 mm ~ 30 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (4.5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
0.2x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
240 mm / 9.45 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
290 mm / 11.42 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2018-08-31
2015-09-02
Made In
Japan
Model Name
A041
F013

Reviews

Neofiliac score
38%
50%
86%
Pros
  • Weather-sealed
  • Quite good level of resolution
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Good center sharpness
  • Interesting focal range
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Very large and heavy
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Large and heavy
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens

Price

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