Compare Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Nikkor 300mm F4E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 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
Size | Diameter
160 mm / 6.30 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
358 mm / 14.09 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
3800 g / 134.28 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
300 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
2600 mm / 102.36 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Debut
2014-05-14
2015-01-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
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
Cons
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
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