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Compare Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Nikon 500mm F4E vs Canon RF 600mm F4

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
3 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
1 Super UD + 2 fluorite elements, Super Spectra + ASC coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
363 mm / 14.29 in
387 mm / 15.24 in
472 mm / 18.58 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
3090 g / 109.19 oz
3090 g / 109.19 oz

Function

Angle Of View
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
180 mm ~ 400 mm
500 mm
600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
0.14x
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
3600 mm / 141.73 in
4200 mm / 165.35 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-01-09
2015-07-02
2021-04-14

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
50%
52%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
  • Solid construction
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb build quality
  • Brilliant optical performance
  • Great AF tracking
  • Superb autofocus performance
  • Very, very sharp
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Compatible with teleconverters
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • 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
  • Very expensive

Price

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