This maintains its 4.5 aperture deeper into the zoom range than a 55-300 lens, and on a tripod built for the fast zooms, has no front-weight issues

The lenses doesn't auto focus and the zoom isn't very good

For DX cameras your depth of field will increase (as well as your effective zoom; by a factor of 1.5), which might make some shots not work right--too much stuff will be in focus and the effective zoom will be 105-

Great zoom lens.

the zoom is remarkable, and the clarity is amazing

This is an excellent zoom lens.

I own a D50 along with a 55/1.8 and the kit lens and couldn't wait to get my hands on a nice zoom-lens beyond 55 mm

I love the zoom of the lens, and it is very easy to handle.

My review:5 stars - very nice lens for the priceminus 1 star - not as sharp as some other similar zooms by Nikon--------4 stars

It provides good zoom and works great with a Tripod

Not quite so fine is the still-sticky zoom ring, which takes just enough effort to turn that near 300mm your subject will tend to jump around, maybe right out of the frame, as the hand holding the lens works in opposition to the hand holding the camera.

Awesome zoom lens!Pros:Great BokehFantastic at DaylightAwesome at shooting wildlife/animalsLandscapeGeneral UseVery fast AFCons:Plastic casing (but loving it since made it lighter)not good for indoor shots

Awesome zoom lens!Pros:Great BokehFantastic at DaylightAwesome at shooting wildlife/animalsLandscapeGeneral UseVery fast AFCons:Plastic casing (but loving it since made it lighter)not good for indoor shots

It has a great zoom

(and I've heard it argued that the 55-300 is actually better, particularly at 200mm where it has its sweet spot, but to my eyes it's a wash).The extra wide-angle reach of the 55-300 is significant, though, and it performs pretty well at that end of its zoom, so be mindful of whether you really want the (substantially) better image quality at the long end [of the 70-300], or the increased zoom range and wide[r]-angle flexibility [of the 55-300].The autofocus speed and accuracy of the two is fairly comparable.

this is an inexpensive and quality zoom lens

But, it is good for tripod based landscape shots when a little more reach over my 200mm zoom is needed.

However, manual focus is not as smooth as the zoom

Great zoom lens, arrived on time and no damage was done in the shipping process

Great lens, unbelievable zoom capabilities

I would highly suggest this if you are looking for a good zoom lens.

All my images came out sharp as long as there was a good amount of light, flaring was non existent, chromatic aberration was minimal, bokah is very nice, the zoom is smooth with no creep, manual focus is a snap, and the weight is actually really nice and balanced

Excellent zoom lens for the price.

Great zoom lens for my D5000 with 300mm+ shooting in DX

The zoom is wonderful, no problem with clearity

It has a very versatile zoom range, and with VR shake reduction you really can get at least 2-3 more stops (Nikon claims 4)

This is a very good high performance lens with a good zoom range

Also the zoom is pretty

On the D700 it's quite soft zoomed all the way out to 300

This is really your only decent option for an "affordable" full frame 300mm zoom from Nikon

Has a great zoom

I ordered this lens hoping to get some good zoom features on my safari

The zoom is pretty nice and I've only encountered very minor problems with autofocus at max zoom

In the end, I chose this wonderful zoom lens.

It was fuzzy at 300mm, no better than reasonably sharp under 200mm, gave nice colors and decent focus performance but was no fun to use thanks to its sticky zoom ring and "hidden" focus ring

Cons.. more weight and clunky lens changes, dust on your detector and twice as many filters vs a comprehensive zoom lens

I just recently got a Nikon D40 for christmas, and i wanted to get a nice zoom lens that would suit my needs, as well as be really inexpensive, and i think this lens fits that to a "t".

Zoom is wonderful for capturing action shots (volleyball, basketball and swimming, specifically).

Very smooth zoom

The zoom is not smooth on this lens, and on my d5100 it has to be manually focused.

The zoom is nice and smooth when going from 70 to 300, but tight enough that it stays where you set it.

To be sure, the 70-300 is not likely to produce a BETTER image at f/5.6, say, than one of Nikon's top pro zooms at the same aperture: those lenses are excellent, as well.

Great zoom in and out.

and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good zoom without paying the big prices.

I needed a better zoom lens and couldn't pay the big bucks since I just graduated college

I was wanting a new lens for my D60, something with a zoom and the vibration reduction

It's a very good telephoto zoom, unbeatable for the price, and most amateur photographers will find it quite satisfactory for their needs.

It is light, reasonable sturdy and had an ideal zoom range for an old man who likes bird photography.

The great thing about using this lens on a DSLR is that you end up with a 450mm zoom lens! great for bringing in distant objects

It is a great lens, the zoom is great easy to use

The difference between this and a 70-200mm lens was amazing, especially when the effective zoom is equivalent to more than a 300mm -- more like 450mm, I'm told

The zoom not only slides like plastic, but there is a grinding sound too (probably a defect)

For only $140 I have a decent zoom lens for my D50.

Despite it being such a powerful zoom, it is surprisingly light, silent and fast

I want a nice zoom lens, disappointed in this one

If you are looking for a great zoom lens that isn't too big or heavy, this is the one.

Pros: great zoom with clear picuresCons: LITTLE heavy but note enought to cause a problem

What is noticable is the zoom tends to creep when when the camera is pointed nearly straight up or down

the effective zoom on a crop sensor nikon is roughly 105-400mm , which wjen paired with a crop sensor camera (My D90 for example, or one of the 3000 series cameras or more) will give some really crisp, wonderful zoom for some fantastic daylight shots

Excellent lens - provides great zoom and image stabilization at a good price relative to other options on the market

- it's got a good zoom for when you really want it, pretty decent image quality, and best of all, it's a

Fantastic zoom lens for the money.

This is the cheapest Nikkor zoom lens that will get you to 300mm, so is the build quality

300mm or 450mm, this is a very powerful zoom lens for relatively little money

A very good telephoto zoom

Got this with discount from D7100 this lens is huge and got good zoom range

And it says that this zoom is compatible to Nikon SLR D3100

Among the top two zoom lenses on the market for amateurs (18-

It has prompted me to sell my 80-400mm VR zoom (also an excellent lens, but less sharp, heavier and much more expensive) and has matched in most ways the performance of various pro Nikon zooms I've owned.

Wonderful zoom for amateur and semi pros alike

Its an affordable way to get the photos you want without spending several thousand dollars for a powerful zoom lens.

Bottom line - if you want an inexpensive, lightweight, long zoom lens that takes excellent photos, buy this one!!!

Good zoom

Relatively inexpensive when compared to other VR lenses but with better zoom range.

Keep your kit lens, get a 16-85, or any nice mid zoom, and then go out and buy this lens.

This has an AWESOME zoom but is not very widescreen (when I shoot objects, I have to stand really far back to