Compare Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L vs Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
26 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
18 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
1 UD + 1 aspherical element, Super Spectra Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
165 mm / 6.50 in
Size | Length
363 mm / 14.29 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
3340 g / 118.02 oz
635 g / 22.44 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)
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
f/5.6–8 ~ f/32–45
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
180 mm ~ 400 mm
1200 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.29x
0.41x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
880 mm / 34.65 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-01-09
2022-02-24
2021-09-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
84%
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
- Mind-boggling reach
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Good image quality
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large diameter
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest level of construction
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