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Compare Nikon 500mm F4E vs Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Tokina SZX 400mm F8 Reflex

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
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
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
12 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
2 ED glass elements, 2 Fluorite elements. Nano Crystal Coat groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
140 mm / 5.51 in
160 mm / 6.30 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
Size | Length
387 mm / 15.24 in
358 mm / 14.09 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Weight
3090 g / 109.19 oz
3800 g / 134.28 oz
355 g / 12.54 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/8 ~ f/8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
No
Focal Length
500 mm
400 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
0.16x
0.4x
Min Focus Distance
3600 mm / 141.73 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
1150 mm / 45.28 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-07-02
2014-05-14
2020-07-19

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
50%
40%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb build quality
  • Brilliant optical performance
  • Great AF tracking
  • Optically stabilized
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Solid construction
  • High-speed AF tracking
  • Professionally weather-sealed
  • Very compact for 400mm
  • Very affordable
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Poor image quality

Price

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