Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E vs Nikkor 300mm F4E

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
19 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
1460 g / 51.59 oz
755 g / 26.68 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)
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
500 mm
300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.22x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Debut
2016-08-17
2018-06-14
2015-01-06

Reviews

Neofiliac score
41%
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Pros
  • Wide telephoto focal range
  • Very long reach for a low price
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great optical performance
  • Solid build
  • Optically stabilized
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great image quality
  • Quite light for what it is
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not optically stabilized
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Long barrel

Price

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