Compare Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Tokina SZX 400mm F8 Reflex

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
Size | Length
148 mm / 5.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Weight
755 g / 26.68 oz
355 g / 12.54 oz

Function

Angle Of View
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/8
Autofocus
Yes
No
Focal Length
300 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.4x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
1150 mm / 45.28 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-06
2020-07-19

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
40%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great image quality
  • Quite light for what it is
  • Very compact for 400mm
  • Very affordable
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Long barrel
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Poor image quality

Price

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