Tamron AF A061E 28-300mm
Focal length 28-300mm
Aperture f/28
Mount Canon EF
Weight 422 g
lens type standard
25 Overall Score
Price $399
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong versatility (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong macro (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average bokeh (6th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (8th percentile)
- Below average aperture (8th percentile)
- Below average optical (16th percentile)
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65/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | standard |
| Focal Length Min | 28 |
| Focal Length Max | 300 |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/28 |
| Min Aperture | 3.5 |
| Constant | No |
Build
| Mount | Canon EF |
| Format | full-frame |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.9 lbs |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 300 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Tamron AF A061E 28-300mm | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS | Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 | Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM | Sony E SELP1650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 28-300mm | 16-300mm | 28-400mm | 28-200mm | 18-135mm | 16-50mm |
| Max Aperture | f/28 | f/3.5 | f/4 | f/4 | f/3.5 | f/3.5 |
| Mount | Canon EF | Sony E | Nikon Z | L-Mount | Canon EF-S | Sony E |
| Stabilization | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Weight (g) | 422 | 615 | 726 | 413 | 515 | 116 |
| AF Type | - | HLA | STM | Autofocus | STM | Stepping motor |
| Lens Type | standard | zoom | zoom | macro | zoom | zoom |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Af | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | User Sentiment | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamron AF A061E 28-300mm | 54.9 | 6 | 40.3 | 66.8 | 15.9 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 98 | 58.9 | 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 | 0 | 99.6 | 78 | 99 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Compare | 86.6 | 78.4 | 50.8 | 81.2 | 97 | 71.8 | 0 | 98.9 | 83.1 | 98.2 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 54.9 | 78.4 | 73.9 | 70.8 | 91.2 | 71.8 | 0 | 95.6 | 62.6 | 99.4 |
| 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 | 0 | 96 | 78 | 92.5 |
| Sony E SELP1650 Compare | 86.6 | 75.5 | 93.6 | 35.1 | 64.4 | 77.5 | 63.6 | 83.5 | 74.1 | 92.5 |
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