Compare Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Canon RF 800mm F5.6L
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
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, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon RF-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
2 ED glass elements, 2 Fluorite elements. Nano Crystal Coat groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion). groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
160 mm / 6.30 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
148 mm / 5.83 in
358 mm / 14.09 in
432 mm / 17.01 in
Weight
755 g / 26.68 oz
3800 g / 134.28 oz
3140 g / 110.95 oz
Function
Angle Of View
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/64
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
300 mm
400 mm
800 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.34x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-155 (supplied), Short lens hood (ET-155B)
Debut
2015-01-06
2014-05-14
2022-02-24
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
50%
90%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- High-speed AF tracking
- Professionally weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Very fast autofocus
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Too expensive
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