Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G ED VR vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
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
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
18 elements
27 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
14 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
1 ED element groups
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
146 mm / 5.75 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
Weight
415 g / 14.66 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
3500 g / 123.67 oz
Function
Angle Of View
23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.25x
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
1250 mm / 49.21 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-17
2017-07-11
2018-01-09
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
50%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Great reach for a lower price point
- 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
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- 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
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