Compare Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Composite
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Size | Length
363 mm / 14.29 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
195 g / 6.89 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)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
180 mm ~ 400 mm
18 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Debut
2018-01-09
2016-01-05
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
41%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
- Light in the hand
- Very inexpensive
- Useful focal range
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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