Compare Nikon 55-200mm F4-5.6G VR II vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite
Motor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
14 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element groups
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
71 mm / 2.80 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
Weight
300 g / 10.60 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
1070 g / 37.81 oz
Function
Angle Of View
29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
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 ~ f/22–32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
55 mm ~ 200 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
82.5 mm ~ 300.0 mm
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.27x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-06
2016-08-17
2015-08-04
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
41%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Affordable for its focal range
- 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
- Lacks weather sealing
- External zoom without zoom lock
- 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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