Compare Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E vs Nikkor 300mm F4E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
19 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
148 mm / 5.83 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
755 g / 26.68 oz
1460 g / 51.59 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
Function
Angle Of View
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
300 mm
500 mm
300 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Debut
2015-01-06
2018-06-14
2015-01-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
50%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
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