Compare Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G vs Sony 28-60mm F4-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Composite
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
16 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
13 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
Four aspherical and two ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
363 mm / 14.29 in
144 mm / 5.67 in
45 mm / 1.77 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
854 g / 30.18 oz
167 g / 5.90 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)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22–29
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
180 mm ~ 400 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
28 mm ~ 60 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.31x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH144 (supplied)
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2018-01-09
2016-03-29
2020-09-15
Model Name
SEL70300G
SEL2860
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
62%
71%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Compact and lightweight
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp for what it is
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Not the most solid zoom mechanism
- Not the sharpest
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
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