Compare Nikon 120-300mm F2.8E vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Nikon Z 400mm F4.5
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
27 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
19 groups
13 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
1 x ED, 2 x SuperED, 1 x Short-wavelength refractive groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
112 mm / 4.41 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
Size | Length
304 mm / 11.97 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
235 mm / 9.25 in
Weight
3250 g / 114.84 oz
3500 g / 123.67 oz
1245 g / 43.99 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)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
120 mm ~ 300 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.25x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-01-07
2018-01-09
2022-06-29
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
50%
66%
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
- Weather-sealed
- Good build quality
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
- Dark maximum aperture
- Rather large and heavy
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