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Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR vs Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED

The Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR and the Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

On these specs they are close to even: hold both if you can, and let the price, the handling and the lenses you want decide.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecNikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VRNikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED
MakerNikonNikon
Focal length70-300mm (zoom)70-300mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent70-300mm70-300mm
Maximum aperturef/4.5-5.6f/4.5-5.6
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsNikon FNikon F
Stabilisedyesyes
Autofocusyesyes
Zoom range4.3×4.3×
Weight680 gnot listed
Cameras it fits17 in this guide17 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080070-300mm equiv.AF-P 70-300mm
Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR: 70-300mm.
142435508513520040080070-300mm equiv.AF-S VR 70-300mm
Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED: 70-300mm.

Aperture

f/4.5
Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR: f/4.5 wide open.
f/4.5
Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED: f/4.5 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

AF-P 70-300mm at 70mm · 29°AF-S VR 70-300mm at 70mm · 29°AF-P 70-300mm at 300mm · 7°AF-S VR 70-300mm at 300mm · 7°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

17 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.

Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR

and 7 more

Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED

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