Nikon NIKKOR 2178 16-85mm

Nikon NIKKOR 2178 16-85mm

Nikon
88 Overall Score
vs
Tokina SZX 400mm

Tokina SZX 400mm

Tokina
34 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Nikon
88
Tokina
37
Portrait
Nikon
75
Tokina
40
Street
Nikon
74
Tokina
37
Macro
Nikon
73
Tokina
33
Video Cinema
Nikon
71
Tokina
36
Travel
Nikon
68
Tokina
28
Landscape
Nikon
66
Tokina
26
Professional
Nikon
62
Tokina
34
Wildlife Sports
Nikon
61
Tokina
27

Specifications

Nikon NIKKOR 2178 16-85mmTokina SZX 400mm
Optics
Typezoomsuper-telephoto
Focal Length Min16 mm400 mm
Focal Length Max85 mm400 mm
Elements—6
Groups—5
Aspherical Elements3★—
ED Elements2★—
CoatingSuper Integrated Coatingmulti-layer anti-reflection coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/3.5f/8
Min Aperture3.5-5.6f/8
Constant✗✓★
Diaphragm Blades7★—
Build
MountNikon FNikon Z
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weight0.48 kg0.35 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm72 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeAF-Smanual focus only
Stabilization✓★✗
Stabilization Stops4 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance380 mm★1.15 m
Max Magnification—1:2.5★

Pros & Cons

Nikon NIKKOR 2178 16-85mm

  • Strong versatility (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (81st percentile)81st %ile

Tokina SZX 400mm

  • Strong build (69th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average social proof (29th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Nikon NIKKOR 2178 16-85mm

Scores 88 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 6 of 21 specs.

Nikon NIKKOR 2178 16-85mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports