Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 120-300mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element groups
ED, fluorite and SR elements + Nano Crystal and Arneo coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
Size | Length
146 mm / 5.75 in
304 mm / 11.97 in
Weight
680 g / 24.03 oz
3250 g / 114.84 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)
20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
120 mm ~ 300 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
1250 mm / 49.21 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-07-11
2020-01-07
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very bright for its zoom range
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Consumer-grade construction
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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