Compare Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Nikon Z 400mm F2.8 vs Nikkor 300mm F4E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded
Colors
White
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
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
25 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
19 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
2 Fluorite elements, 2 ED glass, 1 Super ED, 1 SR (Short wavelength refractive) groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
156 mm / 6.14 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
233 mm / 9.17 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
Weight
2100 g / 74.20 oz
2950 g / 104.24 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
400 mm
300 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (5.5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
0.23x
Min Focus Distance
3300 mm / 129.92 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens Hood: HK-42 (supplied)
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2022-01-19
2015-01-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
60%
60%
Pros
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very sharp
- Good flare resistance
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Accepts drop-in filter
- Works with teleconverters
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
Cons
- Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
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