Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Nikon Z 400mm F4.5
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
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
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
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
2 ED glass elements, 2 Fluorite elements. Nano Crystal Coat 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
160 mm / 6.30 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
358 mm / 14.09 in
235 mm / 9.25 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
3800 g / 134.28 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)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4.5 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
400 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
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.16x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-17
2014-05-14
2022-06-29
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
50%
66%
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
- Good build quality
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
- Rather large and heavy
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