Compare Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
White
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
27 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
19 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
155 mm / 6.10 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
193 mm / 7.60 in
Weight
1070 g / 37.81 oz
3500 g / 123.67 oz
1570 g / 55.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
24 mm ~ 70 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.27x
0.25x
0.31x
Min Focus Distance
380 mm / 14.96 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
980 mm / 38.58 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Debut
2015-08-04
2018-01-09
2014-11-11
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
50%
52%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Some distortion not well corrected
- IQ falls short of what its price would suggest
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
- Solid construction
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
Cons
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Large and heavy
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