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Compare Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom 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
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
27 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
19 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
233 mm / 9.17 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
193 mm / 7.60 in
Weight
2100 g / 74.20 oz
3500 g / 123.67 oz
1570 g / 55.48 oz

Function

Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
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/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
0.25x
0.31x
Min Focus Distance
3300 mm / 129.92 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
980 mm / 38.58 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2018-01-09
2014-11-11

Reviews

Neofiliac score
62%
50%
52%
Pros
  • Superb autofocus performance
  • Very sharp
  • Good flare resistance
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
  • Solid construction
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Solid construction
Cons
  • Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Large and heavy

Price

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