Compare Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony 24-70mm F4 ZA vs Sony 55mm F1.8 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded aperture blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal outside, plastic inside
All-metal construction
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
24 elements
12 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
10 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 aspherical, 1 ED groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
183 mm / 7.20 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
1155 g / 40.81 oz
426 g / 15.05 oz
281 g / 9.93 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
50 mm ~ 400 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5x
0.2x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
400 mm / 15.75 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH130 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH131 (supplied)
Debut
2022-08-24
2013-10-16
2013-10-16
Model Name
SEL2470Z
SEL55F18Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
80%
88%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Optically stabilized
- IWeather-sealed
- Beautifully built
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp across the frame
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long & heavy
- Questionable image quality of a superzoom
- Dark maximum aperture
- Quite soft
- Many superior alternatives have come on the market
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal on the outside, plastic inside
- Quite expensive for a 1.8/50mm
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