Compare Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Tokina SZX 400mm F8 Reflex
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded
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
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
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 ED glass elements, 2 Fluorite elements. Nano Crystal Coat groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
160 mm / 6.30 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
Size | Length
358 mm / 14.09 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Weight
3800 g / 134.28 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
355 g / 12.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
No
Focal Length
400 mm
300 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.4x
Min Focus Distance
2600 mm / 102.36 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
1150 mm / 45.28 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-05-14
2015-01-06
2020-07-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
40%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- High-speed AF tracking
- Professionally weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
- Very compact for 400mm
- Very affordable
Cons
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- Poor image quality
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