Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 500mm F4E vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime 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
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
16 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element groups
3 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
146 mm / 5.75 in
387 mm / 15.24 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
680 g / 24.03 oz
3090 g / 109.19 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)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
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/4 ~ f/22
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 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
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.14x
0.22x
Min Focus Distance
1250 mm / 49.21 in
3600 mm / 141.73 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-07-11
2015-07-02
2016-08-17
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
41%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Brilliant optical performance
- Great AF tracking
- 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
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
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