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Compare Nikon 500mm F4E vs Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
19 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
12 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
3 ED elements groups
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
140 mm / 5.51 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
387 mm / 15.24 in
268 mm / 10.55 in
193 mm / 7.60 in
Weight
3090 g / 109.19 oz
2300 g / 81.27 oz
1570 g / 55.48 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
500 mm
200 mm ~ 500 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
0.22x
0.31x
Min Focus Distance
3600 mm / 141.73 in
2200 mm / 86.61 in
980 mm / 38.58 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Debut
2015-07-02
2015-08-04
2014-11-11

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
33%
52%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb build quality
  • Brilliant optical performance
  • Great AF tracking
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great price for such a lens
  • Constant f/5.6 aperture
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Solid construction
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Large and heavy

Price

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