However, if your technique isn't good, you will end up with a sharp picture offset somewhat from what you thought you were shooting

This lens lives up to expectations when it comes to producing sharp pictures, handheld

It focuses pretty fast and takes great pictures.

If you can't afford a more expensive Nikon lens (>$1000), then this one will certainly do the job - just be warned the pictures may be softer than expected.

Its a little slow, but the price is great and the pictures are great

This is just what I needed to bring objects closer for amazing pictures.

It is great lens for whoever love to take picture I love it, prefect to take pictures couple miles away great for outdoor

it is a manual focus, which the human eye cannot tell so of course my pictures are blurred when I view them to edit

If you NEED more light, or if the pictures you're taking are important, then maybe you should be looking at more costly lenses.

Love the quality picture that this lens can do

Beautiful pictures with my D50

While this lens takes adequate pictures using the built in image capture/stabilization technology, to obtain really fine detail at long distance/ high magnification, a tripod is necessary

I got some wonderful pictures.

These lenses take crystal clear pictures

Though only a novice, my pictures look great.

Great pictures taken if used on a tripod or during the day for quick sharp images

but it's much harder technically to get sharp pictures at 300mm

It seems to be very fast and the pictures look great

Even on a rocking boat (most) pictures are clear and sharp

I've gotten some good high speed sports picture and the only thing about it that doesn't suit

For me, the bottom line is, I have taken some great pictures with this lens that I would not have gotten otherwise

This is easily solved by either using a monopod, tripod or some other type of stabization if you want to get sharper pictures

I take so many great pictures with it on my Nikon D5000

and I did manage to to get GREAT pictures of it

Fantastic lens, it has a quick focus, and takes great pictures, I love the long reach

Clear sharp pictures

At 300mm it ruins pictures that aren't done very well

So very please needed it on a trip for great pictures

I rated this lens as a 5 because it takes amazing pictures.

great pictures

Got lots of good animal pictures at Animal Kingdom.

It is not a true auto focus lens but takes great pictures

Hold the camera still and you will get very sharp pictures in good light even at 300mm (450 35mm equiv).

The pictures come out crisp and clear with no blurred out edges

good solid lens, nice sharp pictures on my D810&850

I tired a few techniques of tucking my arms in tight to my sides or leaning against a tree and got okay pictures, but with the tripod the pictures were great

Came in a timely manner, and produces very good quality pictures.

If it does get lots of light, you can make great pictures with it.

Takes beautiful pictures

Takes awesome portrait and landscape pictures.

Great now for a picture perfect place to use it.

If you want great pictures, this lens does the job

I am able to get much closer to whatever I am photographing, and the pictures come out crisp, clear and colorful.

This is a very good lens but my only problem was you could hardly get a good picture without using a tripod

Even in poor light, pictures turned out surprisingly well.

Your pictures won't be sharp

Out to 200mm though, the picture is tack sharp.

This lens is precisely what I needed to enhance my picture taking.

If you try to shoot with a slower shutter (i.e. 1/60 shutter on a 100M zoom factor) your pictures will come out blurry unless you use a tripod

I've already taken hundreds of outdoors and sports pictures with it and find it is quick to focus, light enough to carry even while hiking and takes great pictures

And i've found that if the light is sufficient you can get pretty sharp pictures even zoomed out well past 200mm.

the pictures are still vibrant and fantastic for my needs.

If you don't want to miss anything and just get a good picture, 18-200 VR II should serve the purpose

It took beautiful pictures

Amazing pictures, great quality

Love the lens have been using it for almost 2 years takes great pictures and light weight, All around good lens.

I decided to run some tests for how sharp the pictures could really be

It takes very clear pictures throughout the zoom range.

I get Better results, My pictures still look a litle blurry at 300mm, I'm taking pictures at 270mm with very nice results .

The lens is all manual which can be somewhat problematic if you want a clear picture very quickly.

It works perfectly with my camera and has allowed me to take AWESOME pictures

and I was able to get very sharp center focus pictures at 300 mm in a variety of light situations at various high ISO settings and speeds over a 250th of a second

You want something that will take great pictures, but you don't want to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars?

From corner to corner, side to side, your picture will be sharp

This lens is used on my D7100 and takes amazing pictures, indoors (w/flash) and out.

The pictures from this lens are tack sharp in the 70-200mm range even at the maximum aperture

I also ordered the Nikon 18-140mm and those pictures are great

I expected to get really good pictures from this Nikon lens but didn't expect this good.

Gives a nice sharp picture

so I have been able to catch good pictures.

Great lens for my D7000, fast focus takes great birds pictures.

Can't wait to get out and take some really great pictures with it.

I think is better to save more money and get another like 70-300 VR.I like to take pictures of birds and animals, but the pictures are not sharp, maybe to other needs but not mine

Affordable lens that is easy to use and produces really amazing pictures

I've used this lens on many occasions and each time the pictures are perfect.

The lens is really heavy with poor picture quality compared to kit lens and other lens I've recently purchased

i can say is, to get a picture this sharp at about a 15th or 30th of a sec in low light to me is well worth it

Excellent lens, but contrary to the reviews I believe my 18-200mm lens takes better pictures at 200mm.

Second, the physics of taking picture with a 300mm f/5.6 lens on a DX camera mean that you're only going to get a decent picture in bright bright sunshine

excellent Lens with outstanding picture quality

Amazing pictures

Autofocus is fast and pictures are sharp.

This is priceless, because it really helps you dispense with a cumbersome tripod for many low-light situations, and shoot stable pictures just from your hand

I had to practice my technique so that VR and me together could take super pictures

I could not find pictures as soft as the ones in his review

I tried this lens on a Nikon D800 and above 200 mm the pictures were just too soft for me

The 70-300mm lens also features Nikon's Vibration Reduction tech which helps you avoid shaky pictures from shaky hands when you are using slower shutter speeds

so I just tend to stay in that range for more important pictures.

Other than that, it takes beautiful pictures...and did I mention that for the price, it can't be beat???I definitely recommend it and would buy it again

For example, I was able to get a nice picture of the moon on a tripod with it.

I enjoy photographing people's faces at reunions and family gatherings and this lens takes fantastically clear, beautiful pictures

I've been able to shoot handheld at about 1/60th a second and still get a camera-shake-free picture

If you want extreme sharpness and perfect pictures you will need to spend $2000 on F2.8 lens and another $2000 for FX camera

Otherwise, you will miss some pictures while the lens stays confused

On one of my first times out with it I found a Great Blue Heron and the pictures came out great even with relatively low light.

If you use a tripod (or a beanbag over a car window)and keep the settings on f8 or even better at f11, the pictures are remarkably sharp

and it still takes great pictures.

I love it, takes great pictures

this item gives me the opportunity to get better close ups of friends and other without them knowing it, with great quality pictures

You're either going to have to crank the ISO up so that the picture is noisy, or you're going to have to use a shutter speed that's so slow that you get camera shake in every shot

what a lens, awesome pictures so interesting you just get carried away and ur lost when ur doing a photo shoot, u just wanna click more n more

Because of the noise free high ISO capability of the D4 sensor, I felt that speeds of 250th of a second and above, plus the VR capability of the lens would permit me to shoot sharp high quality pictures at 300 mm

For the money ($500 at the time of purchase), it takes great pictures throughout it's range

For the 300mm zoom wiht VR control I can take very good pictures without a tripod

But on a positive note, it can still take sharp pictures

The pictures are not terrible at all, but there is a definite difference in the sharpness and contrast at these longer focal lengths.

This certainly did and the VR really works, I am able to take sharp pictures up to 1/40.My d50 flies on it.

just sharp and crystal clear pictures

But if I had a film camera, I might not be quite as happy if I had to pay for developing some blurry pictures

But when the situation is right, and you have some distance between you and your subject (more than ~6 feet), the pictures are spectacular and beautiful.

Even on cloudy day light, pictures came out blurry when completely zoomed in

However, this lens is nothing to scoff at; it can take really sharp pictures when stopped down

The lens is made in China, but who cares if the pictures are excellent!

Otherwise your pictures will be blurry

just to get better quality pictures with this lens.

Lighter and yet sharp pictures

I've been able to shoot handheld at about 1/60th a second and still get a camera-shake-free picture

With this said, the auto-focus DOES NOT WORK with the D3400.This lens takes really good pictures and the lens works well at a distance

Just know she'll get some fantastic pictures.

The pictures are very clear (except as you zoom it out to around 300mm.)

Great pictures!

By taking landscapes shot tripod mount and use a cord trigger will result in very sharp picture that can be enlarge poster size 20 X 30 inches

Coupled with the decent high-ISO pictures that the d7000 can put out, even the indoor shots were great for my purposes - printed color yearbooks/scrapbooks and websites for high-school sports

Despite claims, I can't take really sharp hand-held pictures four full stops slower; two stops at most would be more realistic

Very poor picture quality at maximum length.

I can't very well go through the hassle of posting pictures listing all the camera details and settings and then run through every step I laboured through in the Photoshop (n.) process, now can I?

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what a lens, awesome pictures so interesting you just get carried away and ur lost when ur doing a photo shoot, u just wanna click more n more