Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon Z 24-70mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 50mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
17 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
15 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element groups
Four ED and two aspherical elements + Arneo and Nano Crystal coatings groups
2 aspherical + 2 ED elements, Nano Crystal Coat groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
76 mm / 2.99 in
Size | Length
146 mm / 5.75 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
87 mm / 3.43 in
Weight
680 g / 24.03 oz
805 g / 28.45 oz
415 g / 14.66 oz
Function
Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
1250 mm / 49.21 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
400 mm / 15.75 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-07-11
2019-02-14
2018-08-23
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
78%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- Excellent image quality
- Weather-sealed
- Weather-sealed
- Solid build
- Excellent image quality
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Consumer-grade construction
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Quite expensive for an f/1.8 standard lens
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