Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 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
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
2 ED glass elements, 2 Fluorite elements. Nano Crystal Coat groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings 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
160 mm / 6.30 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
358 mm / 14.09 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
3800 g / 134.28 oz
1460 g / 51.59 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)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
400 mm
500 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.16x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-17
2014-05-14
2018-06-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
50%
50%
Pros
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- High-speed AF tracking
- Professionally weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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