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Compare Nikon 120-300mm F2.8E vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
27 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
19 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
ED, fluorite and SR elements + Nano Crystal and Arneo coatings groups
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
ED, SR and aspherical elements + Nano Crystal and ARNEO coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
112 mm / 4.41 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
304 mm / 11.97 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
Weight
3250 g / 114.84 oz
3500 g / 123.67 oz
1440 g / 50.88 oz

Function

Angle Of View
20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
120 mm ~ 300 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Internal zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.16x
0.25x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-01-07
2018-01-09
2020-01-07

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
50%
78%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Very bright for its zoom range
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
  • Solid construction
  • Optically stabilized
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great optical performance
Cons
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Long barrel
  • On the heavy side

Price

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