Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
18 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
14 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
1 ED element groups
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
146 mm / 5.75 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
680 g / 24.03 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)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° 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/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.25x
0.27x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
1250 mm / 49.21 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Debut
2016-08-17
2017-07-11
2015-08-04
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
50%
60%
Pros
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- 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
- Not optically stabilized
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Consumer-grade construction
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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