Compare Nikon Z 400mm F2.8 vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 G2

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
27 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
19 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Fluorite elements, 2 ED glass, 1 Super ED, 1 SR (Short wavelength refractive) groups
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular Dependency) CoatingFluorine Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
156 mm / 6.14 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
380 mm / 14.96 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
258 mm / 10.16 in
Weight
2950 g / 104.24 oz
3500 g / 123.67 oz
2010 g / 71.02 oz

Function

Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
f/5–6.3 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
150 mm ~ 600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5.5 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.23x
0.25x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: HK-42 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-01-19
2018-01-09
2016-09-01
Model Name
A022

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
50%
41%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Accepts drop-in filter
  • Works with teleconverters
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
  • Solid construction
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite compact for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
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 heavy
  • External zoom

Price

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