Tamron A17-200 28-200mm
The 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 full-frame zoom covers a versatile range while weighing just 78g, making it one of the lightest superzoom lenses available. Its Adaptall mount and manual focus operation support cross-system use, with LD aspherical elements maintaining manageable image quality in a compact, 72mm filter-threaded body. Best for travel and street photographers adapting vintage glass to digital mirrorless or Canon DSLR bodies, where its portability and focal length flexibility offset the lack of autofocus and stabilization.
Focal length 28-200mm
Aperture f/3.8
Mount Adaptall
Weight 78 g
af type manual focus only
lens type zoom
44 Overall Score
Price MX$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong build (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong versatility (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong aperture (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong bokeh (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average macro (8th percentile)
- Below average af (15th percentile)
- Below average optical (16th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | zoom |
| Focal Length Min | 28 |
| Focal Length Max | 200 |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/3.8 |
| Min Aperture | 3.8-5.6 |
| Constant | No |
Build
| Mount | Adaptall |
| Format | full-frame |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.2 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 72 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
vs Competition
| Spec | Tamron A17-200 28-200mm | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS | Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR | Panasonic LUMIX G Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES50200 | Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM | Sony E SELP1650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 28-200mm | 16-300mm | 28-400mm | 50-200mm | 18-135mm | 16-50mm |
| Max Aperture | f/3.8 | f/3.5 | f/4 | f/2.8 | f/3.5 | f/3.5 |
| Mount | Adaptall | Sony E | Nikon Z | Micro Four Thirds | Canon EF-S | Sony E |
| Stabilization | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Weight (g) | 78 | 615 | 726 | 655 | 515 | 116 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | HLA | STM | linear motor | STM | Stepping motor |
| Lens Type | zoom | zoom | zoom | telephoto | zoom | zoom |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Af | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamron A17-200 28-200mm | 14.6 | 73.7 | 97.4 | 8.2 | 15.9 | 75.7 | 95.6 | 35.9 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 54.9 | 84.6 | 58.3 | 85.9 | 98.9 | 77.5 | 99.6 | 99 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Compare | 86.6 | 78.4 | 50.8 | 81.2 | 97 | 71.8 | 98.9 | 98.2 |
| Panasonic LUMIX G Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES50200 Compare | 98.2 | 86.4 | 54.6 | 22.8 | 95.9 | 84.1 | 88.3 | 96.3 |
| Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Compare | 86.6 | 75.5 | 46.6 | 33.2 | 79.8 | 77.5 | 96 | 92.5 |
| Sony E SELP1650 Compare | 86.6 | 75.5 | 93.6 | 35.1 | 64.4 | 77.5 | 83.5 | 92.5 |
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