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Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS vs Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD

The Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS and the Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it. Pick the Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD if you want more reach (to 50mm equivalent) and a lighter lens (460 g against 518 g).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS and the Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS	Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD
Maker	Sony	Tamron
Focal length	16-35mm (zoom)	17-50mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	16-35mm	17-50mm
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/4
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E	Sony E
Stabilised	yesstabilised	no
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	2.2×	2.9×more range
Weight	518 g	460 glighter
Cameras it fits	41 in this guide	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS: 16-35mm.

Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD: 17-50mm.

Aperture

Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS: f/4 wide open.

Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD: f/4 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.