BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mm

BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mm

BM Premium
38 Overall Score
vs
Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron
100 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
BM Premium
48
Tamron
97
Macro
BM Premium
45
Tamron
92
Landscape
BM Premium
38
Tamron
87
Wildlife Sports
BM Premium
32
Tamron
85
Professional
BM Premium
34
Tamron
85
Street
BM Premium
33
Tamron
83
Video Cinema
BM Premium
42
Tamron
82
Portrait
BM Premium
40
Tamron
82
Travel
BM Premium
37
Tamron
81

Specifications

BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mmTamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD
Optics
Typetelephotozoom
Focal Length Min420 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max1600 mm300 mm
Elements—20
Groups—13
Aspherical Elements—3★
ED Elements—2★
Coatingmulti-coated optical glassfluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/8.3f/4
Min Aperturef/8.34-7.1
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades—9★
Build
MountSony ASony E
Format—full-frame★
Weather Sealed—✓★
Weight0.98 kg0.59 kg★
Filter Thread62 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyVXD linear motor★
Stabilization✓✓
Focus
Min Focus Distance420 mm190 mm★
Max Magnification—1:3.8★

Pros & Cons

BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mm

  • Strong versatility (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average social proof (11th percentile)11th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average build (19th percentile)19th %ile

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

  • Strong af (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong versatility (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong optical (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (91st percentile)91st %ile

Pricing

BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mm is £550 cheaper (6.4x less).

BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mm0.374score per dollar
vs
Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD0.154score per dollar

BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mm offers 2.4x better value for money

BM Premium 420mm Lens 420-1600mm

Amazon.co.uk
£102

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Amazon.co.uk
£651

Verdict

★ Winner: Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Scores 100 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 9 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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