Compare Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony 70-200mm F4 G OSS vs Sony 55mm F1.8 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded aperture blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
All-metal construction
All-metal construction
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
24 elements
21 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
15 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
183 mm / 7.20 in
175 mm / 6.89 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
1155 g / 40.81 oz
840 g / 29.68 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)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4 ~ f/22–36
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
50 mm ~ 400 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5x
0.13x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH131 (supplied)
Debut
2022-08-24
2013-10-16
2013-10-16
Model Name
SEL70200G
SEL55F18Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
71%
88%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very sharp
- Beautifully built
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp across the frame
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long & heavy
- Questionable image quality of a superzoom
- Dark maximum aperture
- Not the most solidly built
- Quite expensive for a 1.8/50mm
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