Weight. At 1440 g (3.17 lbs), when compared to most other wildlife telephoto lenses, the Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S is very light. For example, it is less than half the weight of both the Nikon 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II (2900 g / 6.39 lb) and the Nikon 500mm F4E FL ED VR (3090 g / 6.81 lb). This makes it a fantastic lens to handhold.
What is the difference between Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8G ED and Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm F/4-5.6G? Find out which is better and their overall performance in the camera lens ranking.
The f/4.0 is an awesome lens already, I never found any problems with focusing on BIF (for example) on my body (D200), it is fast enough, but the f/2.8 is a bit better, especially the added VR, easier usage with all the TCs, and one more stop of speed that you can use on a dull day for BIF, a couple of pics with the f/4.0 and the D200 below The Nikon 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF was the world's first practical super-speed super telephoto. The Nikon 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF was a landmark when it was introduced in November 1977, along with Nikon's first automatic-indexing lenses (AI). These new AI lenses, which today still work perfectly on most film and digital Nikons like the newest D300, D3, F100 I'm trying to decide between a 200-400mm f4 zoom and either the 300mm or 400mm f2.8 lenses. I can afford to buy one of these lenses only. I'm an amateur shooting soccer, basketball and netball from courtside, as well as sailing from a chase boat and alpine ski racing. However, the lack of PF elements doesn’t change the fact that the 400mm f/4.5 is a relatively small, light lens. It slides in nicely with the PF lenses already in Nikon’s lineup. Here’s how it compares to those lenses in weight, length, and front filter thread size: 300mm f/4 PF: 755 grams (1.7 lbs), 148mm long (5.8 inches), 77mm filters.1992 - 1996: AF-I. For the first time since 1986, Nikon put a focus motor into the lens, and for the first time since 1977, Nikon updated the optics. Nikon calls these lenses AF-I, for internal-motor autofocus. The 300mm f/2.8 AF-I focuses more closely than the previous AF versions, down to 8' (2.5m).
Verdict. The AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4.0E PF ED VR is Nikon’s long awaited successor to the venerable and now 14-year-old AF-S 300/4.0D. The new lens is much smaller and lighter than its predecessor – in fact even compared to any other full-frame 300/4.0 lens currently on the market. And it sports Nikon’s latest version of VR image stabilization.
Nikon 300mm f/4D AF-S vs Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G VR Conclusion Although both lenses seem to perform well at 300mm and 420mm focal lengths when stopped down to f/8, as demonstrated in the above charts, I would still recommend the Nikon 300mm f/4D over the 80-400mm lens for two main reasons – autofocus performance/accuracy and better reach. Nikon AF-S 80-400mm F4.5-5.6G VR. Nikon AF-S 300mm F4 ED (note the 300PF is the new version but did not exist at the time of the review) Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VRII. Nikon TC14EII (note this has since been replaced with the TC14 EIII) Nikon TC20EIII. The first test scene, the deck: Let’s look at how these lenses fare on the long end with this scene.All three Nikon 300mm primes outresolve any existing sensor very comfortably right from f4. Absolutely no one could tell at f6.7 whether you took a given shot with the 4002.8 or any 300 prime plus t.c., they're that good. Color is slightly improved with the PF over the D owing to nano coating.
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