Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 500mm F4E vs Nikon Z 400mm F4.5
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
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
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
3 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
1 x ED, 2 x SuperED, 1 x Short-wavelength refractive groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
387 mm / 15.24 in
235 mm / 9.25 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
3090 g / 109.19 oz
1245 g / 43.99 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
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4.5 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
500 mm
400 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.14x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
3600 mm / 141.73 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Debut
2016-08-17
2015-07-02
2022-06-29
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
50%
66%
Pros
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Brilliant optical performance
- Great AF tracking
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Good build quality
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
- Rather large and heavy
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