Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon Z 400mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
25 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
19 groups
20 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
2 Fluorite elements, 2 ED glass, 1 Super ED, 1 SR (Short wavelength refractive) groups
6 ED elements, 2 Super ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
156 mm / 6.14 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
222 mm / 8.74 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
2950 g / 104.24 oz
1355 g / 47.88 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)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.23x
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
750 mm / 29.53 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-42 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-17
2022-01-19
2021-10-28
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
60%
41%
Pros
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Accepts drop-in filter
- Works with teleconverters
- 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
- 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
- External zoom without zoom lock
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