Compare Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Nikon 120-300mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
16 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
ED, fluorite and SR elements + Nano Crystal and Arneo coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Size | Diameter
108 mm / 4.25 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
Size | Length
268 mm / 10.55 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
304 mm / 11.97 in
Weight
2300 g / 81.27 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
3250 g / 114.84 oz
Function
Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
200 mm ~ 500 mm
300 mm
120 mm ~ 300 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
2200 mm / 86.61 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-08-04
2015-01-06
2020-01-07
Reviews
Neofiliac score
33%
60%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great price for such a lens
- Constant f/5.6 aperture
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very bright for its zoom range
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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