Compare Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III vs Nikon 500mm F4E vs Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded
9 blades
Colors
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
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
3 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
163 mm / 6.42 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
343 mm / 13.50 in
387 mm / 15.24 in
343 mm / 13.50 in
Weight
2840 g / 100.35 oz
3090 g / 109.19 oz
2840 g / 100.35 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
500 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Internal
Rear
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.17x
0.14x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
3600 mm / 141.73 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-09-05
2015-07-02
2018-09-05
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
50%
62%
Pros
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Brilliant optical performance
- Great AF tracking
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
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