Compare Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
1070 g / 37.81 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.27x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-17
2015-08-04
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
60%
Pros
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Some distortion not well corrected
- IQ falls short of what its price would suggest
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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