Compare Tamron 17–70mm F2.8 vs Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 vs Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular diaphragm
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Fujifilm X-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
25 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
16 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two GM (Glass Molded Aspherical) elements and one hybrid aspherical lens element. groups
1 XLD + 5 LD + 2 hybrid aspherical elements, BBAR-G2 coating groups
1 low-dispersion element, BBAR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
120 mm / 4.72 in
210 mm / 8.27 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
530 g / 18.73 oz
1724 g / 60.92 oz
545 g / 19.26 oz
Function
Angle Of View
80.7° Diagonal | 70.4° Horizontal | 50.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8
f/5–6.7 ~ f/22–32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
17 mm ~ 70 mm
150 mm ~ 500 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
25.5 mm ~ 105.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.32x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
600 mm / 23.62 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-06-16
2021-04-22
2020-09-25
Model Name
A057
A047
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Decent build quality
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very useful focal range
- Weather-sealed
- Well corrected
Cons
- Not the highest grade of image quality
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best build quality
- Not the sharpest
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