Compare Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Tamron 17–70mm F2.8 vs Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded aperture blades
9 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Fujifilm X-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
24 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two GM (Glass Molded Aspherical) elements and one hybrid aspherical lens element. groups
Fluorine coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
183 mm / 7.20 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
149 mm / 5.87 in
Weight
1155 g / 40.81 oz
530 g / 18.73 oz
815 g / 28.80 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)
80.7° Diagonal | 70.4° Horizontal | 50.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
50 mm ~ 400 mm
17 mm ~ 70 mm
70 mm ~ 180 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
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
850 mm / 33.46 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-08-24
2022-06-16
2019-10-23
Model Name
A056
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
59%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Decent build quality
- Sound build quality
- Fast autofocus
- Very sharp
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long & heavy
- Questionable image quality of a superzoom
- Not the highest grade of image quality
- Not the most solid zoom mechanism
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