Compare Nikon Z 400mm F4.5 vs Nikkor 300mm F4E vs Nikon 500mm F5.6E
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded
9 blades
Colors
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
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
16 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
10 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 x ED, 2 x SuperED, 1 x Short-wavelength refractive groups
1 ED element1 phase fresnel elementFluorine coatingNano crystal coating groups
1 PF + 3 ED elements, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
104 mm / 4.09 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Size | Length
235 mm / 9.25 in
148 mm / 5.83 in
237 mm / 9.33 in
Weight
1245 g / 43.99 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
1460 g / 51.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical
5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
f/5.6 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
300 mm
500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5.5 stops)
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
3000 mm / 118.11 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-73 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-06-29
2015-01-06
2018-06-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
66%
60%
50%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Good build quality
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
- Quite light for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great optical performance
- Solid build
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Rather large and heavy
- Dark maximum aperture
- Long barrel
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
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