Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G ED VR vs Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
19 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
3 ED elements groups
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
268 mm / 10.55 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
Weight
415 g / 14.66 oz
2300 g / 81.27 oz
1070 g / 37.81 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)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
200 mm ~ 500 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.22x
0.27x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
2200 mm / 86.61 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-17
2015-08-04
2015-08-04
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
33%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Great reach for a lower price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great price for such a lens
- Constant f/5.6 aperture
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Some distortion not well corrected
- IQ falls short of what its price would suggest
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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