Compare Canon EF 600mm F4L IS III vs Nikon Z 400mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
25 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
19 groups
20 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements, Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
2 Fluorite elements, 2 ED glass, 1 Super ED, 1 SR (Short wavelength refractive) groups
6 ED elements, 2 Super ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
168 mm / 6.61 in
156 mm / 6.14 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
448 mm / 17.64 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
222 mm / 8.74 in
Weight
3050 g / 107.77 oz
2950 g / 104.24 oz
1355 g / 47.88 oz
Function
Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
600 mm
400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15x
0.23x
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
750 mm / 29.53 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HK-42 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-09-05
2022-01-19
2021-10-28
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
60%
41%
Pros
- Great autofocus
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Accepts drop-in filter
- Works with teleconverters
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Very expensive
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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