Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
19 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element groups
3 ED elements groups
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
146 mm / 5.75 in
268 mm / 10.55 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
680 g / 24.03 oz
2300 g / 81.27 oz
400 g / 14.13 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)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
200 mm ~ 500 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.22x
0.22x
Min Focus Distance
1250 mm / 49.21 in
2200 mm / 86.61 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-07-11
2015-08-04
2016-08-17
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
33%
41%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great price for such a lens
- Constant f/5.6 aperture
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Consumer-grade construction
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
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