Compare Nikon 120-300mm F2.8E vs Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR vs Nikon Z DX 50-250mm F4.5-6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Composite
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
12 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
9 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
ED, fluorite and SR elements + Nano Crystal and Arneo coatings groups
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
1 ED element, Super Integrated Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
112 mm / 4.41 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
Size | Length
304 mm / 11.97 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
Weight
3250 g / 114.84 oz
205 g / 7.24 oz
405 g / 14.31 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)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
32.2° Diagonal | 27.0° Horizontal | 18.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.6° Diagonal | 5.5° Horizontal | 3.7° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
120 mm ~ 300 mm
18 mm ~ 55 mm
50 mm ~ 250 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
75.0 mm ~ 375.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.38x
0.23x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Debut
2020-01-07
2016-01-05
2019-10-10
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
50%
50%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very bright for its zoom range
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Optically stabilized
- Great telephoto reach
Cons
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
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