Compare Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 400mm F2.8 vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Tripod collar
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
25 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
19 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
ED, SR and aspherical elements + Nano Crystal and ARNEO coatings groups
2 Fluorite elements, 2 ED glass, 1 Super ED, 1 SR (Short wavelength refractive) groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
156 mm / 6.14 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
220 mm / 8.66 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
Weight
1440 g / 50.88 oz
2950 g / 104.24 oz
3340 g / 118.02 oz
Function
Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
400 mm
1200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (5.5 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.23x
0.29x
Min Focus Distance
500 mm / 19.69 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-42 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2020-01-07
2022-01-19
2022-02-24
Reviews
Neofiliac score
78%
60%
84%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Accepts drop-in filter
- Works with teleconverters
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Mind-boggling reach
Cons
- Long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
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