Compare Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E vs Nikon 120-300mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
18 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
14 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
1 ED element groups
ED, fluorite and SR elements + Nano Crystal and Arneo coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
Size | Length
63 mm / 2.48 in
146 mm / 5.75 in
304 mm / 11.97 in
Weight
205 g / 7.24 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
3250 g / 114.84 oz
Function
Angle Of View
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
f/4.5–32 ~ f/5.6–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
18 mm ~ 55 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
120 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.38x
0.25x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
1250 mm / 49.21 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Lens Hood: HB-82 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-01-05
2017-07-11
2020-01-07
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Optically stabilized
- Makes access to this focal range much more approachable
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very bright for its zoom range
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Consumer-grade construction
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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