Compare Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G vs Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 ED glass elements, 2 Fluorite elements. Nano Crystal Coat groups
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
1 ED element + Super Integrated Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
160 mm / 6.30 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
358 mm / 14.09 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
3800 g / 134.28 oz
195 g / 6.89 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
400 mm
18 mm ~ 55 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
105.0 mm ~ 450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.38x
0.22x
Min Focus Distance
2600 mm / 102.36 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-05-14
2016-01-05
2016-08-17
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
41%
41%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- High-speed AF tracking
- Professionally weather-sealed
- Light in the hand
- Very inexpensive
- Useful focal range
- Wide telephoto focal range
- Very long reach for a low price
Cons
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not optically stabilized
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