Pentax D FA 21340 150-450mm

Pentax D FA 21340 150-450mm

Pentax
42 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
Pentax
55
Tamron
97
Macro
Pentax
43
Tamron
95
Landscape
Pentax
53
Tamron
87
Wildlife Sports
Pentax
40
Tamron
85
Professional
Pentax
39
Tamron
85
Street
Pentax
38
Tamron
83
Video Cinema
Pentax
34
Tamron
82
Portrait
Pentax
31
Tamron
81
Travel
Pentax
46
Tamron
81

Specifications

Pentax D FA 21340 150-450mmTamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD
Optics
Typezoomzoom
Focal Length Min150 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max450 mm300 mm
Elements1820
Groups1413
Aspherical Elements—3★
ED Elements12★
CoatingHD coatings, Super Protect coatingfluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/27f/4
Min Aperture4.5-5.64-7.1
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades99
Build
MountPentax KSony E
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed✓✓
Weight2.00 kg0.59 kg★
Filter Thread86 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeDCVXD linear motor★
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance2.00 m190 mm★
Max Magnification1:4.551:3.8

Pros & Cons

Pentax D FA 21340 150-450mm

  • Strong optical (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong versatility (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average aperture (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average build (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (17th percentile)17th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)

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

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD is $1,858 cheaper (8.8x less).

Pentax D FA 21340 150-450mm0.020score per dollar
vs
Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD0.418score per dollar

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD offers 20.9x better value for money

Pentax D FA 21340 150-450mm

B&H Photo
$2,097
Adorama
$2,097
Amazon
$2,197

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

Amazon
$239
Newegg
$280
B&H Photo
$699
Adorama
$699
Best Buy
$900

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 6 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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