Compare Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G vs Nikon 120-300mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
14 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
ED, fluorite and SR elements + Nano Crystal and Arneo coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
Size | Length
148 mm / 5.83 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
304 mm / 11.97 in
Weight
755 g / 26.68 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
3250 g / 114.84 oz
Function
Angle Of View
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
120 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-06
2016-08-17
2020-01-07
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
41%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very bright for its zoom range
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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