Compare Nikon 600mm F4E vs Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8 vs Nikon 70-200mm F2.8E

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
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, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
21 elements
22 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
18 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
ED, SR and aspherical elements + Nano Crystal and ARNEO coatings groups
6 ED, 1 Fluorite, 1 HRI element + Nano Crystal & Fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
166 mm / 6.54 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
432 mm / 17.01 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
203 mm / 7.99 in
Weight
3810 g / 134.63 oz
1440 g / 50.88 oz
1430 g / 50.53 oz

Function

Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
600 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
Internal zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
0.2x
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
4400 mm / 173.23 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-07-02
2020-01-07
2016-10-19

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
78%
69%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb build quality
  • Brilliant optical performance
  • Great AF tracking
  • Optically stabilized
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great optical performance
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Long barrel
  • On the heavy side

Price

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