Compare Nikon 55-200mm F4-5.6G VR II vs Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 24-120mm F4
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Composite
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
21 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
18 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element groups
ED, SR and aspherical elements + Nano Crystal and ARNEO coatings groups
3 ED elements, 3 aspherical elements, 1 aspherical extra-low dispersion groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
71 mm / 2.80 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
118 mm / 4.65 in
Weight
300 g / 10.60 oz
1440 g / 50.88 oz
630 g / 22.26 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)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
55 mm ~ 200 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 120 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
82.5 mm ~ 300.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Internal zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.39x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-06
2020-01-07
2021-10-28
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
78%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Affordable for its focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Weather-sealed
- Wide zoom range
- Good for a single-lens solution
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
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