Compare Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Nikon 600mm F4E vs Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, 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 alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements groups
4 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
108 mm / 4.25 in
166 mm / 6.54 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
268 mm / 10.55 in
432 mm / 17.01 in
343 mm / 13.50 in
Weight
2300 g / 81.27 oz
3810 g / 134.63 oz
2840 g / 100.35 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)
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
200 mm ~ 500 mm
600 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Rear
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.14x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
2200 mm / 86.61 in
4400 mm / 173.23 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-08-04
2015-07-02
2018-09-05
Reviews
Neofiliac score
33%
50%
62%
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
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Brilliant optical performance
- Great AF tracking
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
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