Compare Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Nikkor 300mm F4E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
363 mm / 14.29 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
755 g / 26.68 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)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
180 mm ~ 400 mm
300 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
2000 mm / 78.74 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Debut
2018-01-09
2015-01-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
Remove
Remove
Related Products
Add up to 4 products to the comparison using the search bar above
Information on this page is provided on an as-is basis. No warranty on accuracy is implied. This page may contain affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon and eBay. If you make a purchase using the supplied link, we may receive a commission. Neofiliac places the utmost respect for your privacy. We use no cookie whatsoever beyond that needed for the proper functioning of the website.