Compare Nikon Z 400mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 24-120mm F4

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
21 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
18 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Fluorite elements, 2 ED glass, 1 Super ED, 1 SR (Short wavelength refractive) groups
ED, SR and aspherical elements + Nano Crystal and ARNEO coatings groups
3 ED elements, 3 aspherical elements, 1 aspherical extra-low dispersion groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
156 mm / 6.14 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
380 mm / 14.96 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
118 mm / 4.65 in
Weight
2950 g / 104.24 oz
1440 g / 50.88 oz
630 g / 22.26 oz

Function

Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 120 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5.5 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.23x
0.2x
0.39x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
350 mm / 13.78 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: HK-42 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-01-19
2020-01-07
2021-10-28

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
78%
60%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Accepts drop-in filter
  • Works with teleconverters
  • Optically stabilized
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great optical performance
  • Weather-sealed
  • Wide zoom range
  • Good for a single-lens solution
Cons
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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