Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikkor 300mm F4E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
14 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element groups
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
146 mm / 5.75 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
680 g / 24.03 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
755 g / 26.68 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)
23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.22x
Min Focus Distance
1250 mm / 49.21 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Debut
2017-07-11
2016-08-17
2015-01-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
41%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Consumer-grade construction
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
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