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 Such a great addition to my photo equipment. August 31, 2010
Jayhawk226 (Kansas)
I bought this based on the advice of a combat photog friend of mine. He mentioned it was a great lens and it would really help me reach out and grab the stuff I really wanted to (Royals games, Airshows). Combined with my Nikon D40, it has really given me the reach I need without a huge cash outlay. Plus it's not super heavy, although it takes a bit to get used to.
Great lens - just get it August 24, 2010
Anon
I've been using this lens for two years and thought I'd add my thoughts. While this is a plastic, consumer-construction Nikkor, the optics are great. It's light, produces great images and is a convenient size to take anywhere - this lens is very compact for a long telephoto. The big, fast pro glass is great if you need f/2.8, but for daylight shooting this lens delivers. The bokeh is surprisingly nice, too. This is one of the best values in Nikon's lens lineup.
I've used it on FX, DX and film and it generates good results in all three formats. The VR feature is perfectly matched to this type of lens, too, and works well. You'll get sharp results at all focal lengths for most reasonable shutter speeds.
The focus speed won't blow you away (it's not slow, but it's not blazing fast either), but I think Nikon got the price / performance balance here right - slightly slower focus and cheaper construction in exchange for good optics, particularly up to 200mm, and a low price.
Great lens for the money August 5, 2010
Brett Brewer (Florida)
I really like this lens, aside from the fact that it's got a lot of plastic in it, it's still a very solid lens. My only real complaint is that it's not 400 or 500mm. Sharpness seems good at all focal lengths on my D700. This is really your only decent option for an "affordable" full frame 300mm zoom from Nikon. The VR technology works great too. Here's some shots of a red tailed hawk in flight that I took with this lens on a D700 last year.
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Pro quality at an affordable price July 29, 2010
Joe Smith (Bowie, MD United States)
I will make this short and sweet. This lens is good. One of the best bargains out there. On my D60, it balances sweetly and gives you the feeling of a pro. The rubber barrel of the lens is smooth during focusing and auto focus speed is relatively fast for a f/4.5 lens. The optics is near tack sharp out to 250mm which will cover your zooming range 95% or more of the time. Although not an indoor lens you can get good pics indoor but my companion to this lens is the ultra light weight and cheap 35mm f/1.8 ($199) which covers most of my indoor needs (except sports). With those two lenses you are well covered most of the time. My last purchase hopefully this xmas will be the 105 VR. In any event this lens can be had as low as $390 (fairly used or refurbished - like mine) from eBay (appologies to amazon).
Great lens July 26, 2010
I have had this lens for a couple of months now and it is by far one of my better lenses. I have shot closes up pictures of plants, insects, birds etc... I have it mounted my Nikon D90 and it is just perfect! I very recently bought a sigma 150-500mm telephoto zoom lens, and it should arrive tomorrow. I hope it will be as good as this lens maybe even better. For any average to professional photographer, I highly recommend this lens. The lens will not fit in small camera cases but in medium size cases (what i have) it fits snugly. Like i said, the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S Zoom Nikkor lens is perfect for photographers average to professional.
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