Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
ED, SR and aspherical elements + Nano Crystal and ARNEO coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
1440 g / 50.88 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)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
300 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-17
2015-01-06
2020-01-07
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
60%
78%
Pros
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- Long barrel
- On the heavy side
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