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Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR Nikkor Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Style:Vibration Reduction Zoom Lens with Auto Focus Product Description L3)NIKON 70-300MM F4-5.6G Vr (2161) From the Manufacturer This high-power, high-performance 4.3x telephoto zoom with VR image stabilization lens allows bet...

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Light

(58 reviews)
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Picture

(129 reviews)
Quality

(107 reviews)
Vr

(55 reviews)
Focus

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Lense

(75 reviews)
Area

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Lack

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Reviews around price (4.75 of 5)

  • This lens apperture is an unbeliavable f4.5, its widest apperture is not even f4 but 4.5 and this is a 300mm lens!Again, the lens is pretty good for what it was designed and the price is not bad.
  • Excellent lens - provides great zoom and image stabilization at a good price relative to other options on the market
  • I find this focus problem disappointing especially given the price of this lens
  • But the price was fantastic, for a lens that will get use on the tripod.
  • So, short delay but all in all recieved a good lens at a good price and original lens was also great but will not auto focus with certain models
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Reviews around result (4.50 of 5)

  • and once I got used to the limitations of the lens (small aperture) I am getting very good results for a lens in this price range.
  • This is a light weight lens that is easy to use and gives great results
  • But if you shoot from a tripod or some other type of rest this lens can get very good results, and you can't complain about the price.
  • so I braced myself and took a photo of a duck and the result is stunning
  • The lens is performing as expected with very good results for my
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Reviews around zoom (4.45 of 5)

  • I was wanting a new lens for my D60, something with a zoom and the vibration reduction
  • 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.
  • I love the zoom of the lens, and it is very easy to handle.
  • The zoom is not smooth on this lens, and on my d5100 it has to be manually focused.
  • Got this with discount from D7100 this lens is huge and got good zoom range
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Reviews around light (4.38 of 5)

  • Even in poor light, pictures turned out surprisingly well.
  • This is a great lens and worth the dollars if you are going to be using it in good light.
  • this lens does have some difficulties finding focus in dim indoor light.
  • Give me enough light and I can make this lens work beautifully.
  • This is a slow lens, which works very well in good light, and nicely even in low light if your subject does not move quickly
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Reviews around shot (4.38 of 5)

  • I may never get the 2.8 and will have missed all the great shots that the 70-300mm would have produced
  • I miss some shots because of low light, but this is really just a matter of how much money I can afford to spend on a lens.
  • Does not automaticly focus so you normally miss any really great shots because you are to busy focusing lens
  • I have also taken some great shots at night baseball games under the lights with this lens
  • I am new at photography and this lens makes it easy and takes great shots.
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Reviews around product (4.30 of 5)

  • You have to use this lense with stand..not good with night time photography..as all photos looks shaky however good product at less price
  • It was the most expensive product I have ever purchased from Amazon and I would do so again in the future based on this experience.
  • 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
  • great product for the price you pay for it, I have been able to take great sports shots with it
  • Love the product just does not have auto focus as said it does
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Reviews around picture (4.26 of 5)

  • Otherwise, you will miss some pictures while the lens stays confused
  • 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
  • Can't wait to get out and take some really great pictures with it.
  • It is not a true auto focus lens but takes great 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
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Reviews around quality (4.23 of 5)

  • I enjoy the performance and image quality of this lens so
  • The lens is of great quality and the shipping experience was stress-free
  • I was tired of the poor quality shots that I was getting from both of
  • this lens is not VR, but for the price, the quality is awesome
  • The quality of the lens is approved by the pictures themselves
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Reviews around vr (4.10 of 5)

  • I really like this lens and can't believe Amazon have lumped its reviews together with the inferior non VR version
  • The lens is fantastic, focuses quickly with my D80/D1X/D2H and the vr is abosoultely fantastic.
  • I have a lens with the previous iteration of VR and the new VR is much better in actual use.
  • The reviews for this lens are very good, but it seems to be neglected by the masses in favor of the 18-200 VR
  • The 18-200mm VR is a fun lens and great for traveling (light), but it does not compare in sharpness to the 70-300mm VR.
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Reviews around focus (3.73 of 5)

  • Very fast auto focus in good light situations with the D60, not that great in lower light situations
  • I'm also very impressed with how sharp it is (it is sharper than my 18-70mm) and also the focus is fast and quiet
  • It it very sharp and has accurate and fairly quick focus
  • The lens is okay from 70-100mm, after that the focus and sharpness are both lacking majorly
  • Great lens.. fast auto focus and this is worth every penny
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Reviews around lense (3.55 of 5)

  • My only complaint is that the auto focus does not work as well as the less expensive Nikon lenses.
  • The 70-300 G is definitely one of the least expensive lenses to get you to 300 mm, but there are some tradeoffs with the low price tag.
  • I purchased this lens over a year ago and to date, it is still one of my favorite lenses to use
  • My only complaint is that the auto focus does not work as well as the less expensive Nikon lenses.
  • Nikon continues to be a leading manufacturer of great quality lenses.
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Reviews around area (2.82 of 5)

  • the aperture to f8 or f11, the images do get sharper but aren't as sharp as in the 70-200mm range
  • I will tell you in decent light or tripod situations this lens is just as sharp as the 70-200 f/2.8 (stopped down one stop from wide open) in the 70-200 focal range on my D700 and just as sharp at all aperatures (once again in the 70-200 focal range) on my D90.
  • the aperture to f8 or f11, the images do get sharper but aren't as sharp as in the 70-200mm range
  • I would not let the camera decide what to focus on at that zoom though, like another person said it would probably be the kiss of death with all of that shaking going on, or the camera totally confused as to what what to focus on, since it will focus on perhaps landscape when you want a bird's eye where the bird is on a branch in focus
  • yes the camera loves light and in low light the results are not near as good as when in full sunlight
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Reviews around camera shake (2.62 of 5)

  • Anybody who grew up using non-VR telephoto lenses knows you're almost always on the margins of camera shake when using them, often having to chuck three out of every four photos to get one good one.
  • the aperture to f8 or f11, the images do get sharper but aren't as sharp as in the 70-200mm range
  • This is a very light lens, with no VR, so when zoomed in you'll notice quite a bit of camera shake.
  • I will tell you in decent light or tripod situations this lens is just as sharp as the 70-200 f/2.8 (stopped down one stop from wide open) in the 70-200 focal range on my D700 and just as sharp at all aperatures (once again in the 70-200 focal range) on my D90.
  • the aperture to f8 or f11, the images do get sharper but aren't as sharp as in the 70-200mm range
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Reviews around lack (2.12 of 5)

  • The lack of tripod mount on the lens makes it difficult to use on a tripod
  • and if I were to fault it all it would for that fact and the lack of a tripod mount
  • [a good nikon camera bag, an extended warranty for your camera as well as for the lens..]
  • Only gripe is the lack of autofocus on my D3200, but that's an issue for the camera body itself and not the lens.
  • yes the camera loves light and in low light the results are not near as good as when in full sunlight
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Reviews around shutter (1.85 of 5)

  • thank u
  • 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
  • It's not a VR lens, but, while VR lets you use slower shutter speeds, it doesn't hold your subject still
  • 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
  • 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
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Reviews around sound (1.61 of 5)

  • Unfortunately when i connected it to my D750 camera it had a difficult time on autofocus and made a horrible sound while attempting to do so
  • 70-300 lens also makes an odd clicking sound (that you can get used to) whenever you use autofocus
  • 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
  • thank u
  • be to-the-point, the negatives on this lens is that it is slow to focus and a bit noisy (sound, not image quality)
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Reviews around move object (1.41 of 5)

  • Vibration reduction (camera and lens) does an excellent job tracking moving objects
  • It is not in the super b lenses
  • Have used it at a dog show to take great photos, movement and across the ring shots, and taken some good ones at performance events, just have to work out the focusing with a fast moving object, I just know that this lens will not last long for that reason.
  • If you want lots of zoom, plan to use it outside, and don't plan on photographing fast moving objects, this can work out for you.
  • if you are trying to capture a fast-moving object, I DO recommend that you already have the focus in the approximate focus range, and then the lens will focus in about a 1/10th of a second).

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  • Style:Vibration Reduction Zoom Lens with Auto Focus Product Description L3)NIKON 70-300MM F4-5.6G Vr (2161) From the Manufacturer This high-power, high-performance 4.3x telephoto zoom with VR image stabilization lens allows better hand-held telephoto shooting ED glass
  • High-power 4.3x Telephoto Zoom-Nikkor lens approximates the picture angle performance of a 105-450mm lens on 35mm SLR Two Nikon Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass elements deliver superior optical performance for both digital and 35mm photography
  • ED glass minimizes chromatic aberrations, contributing to superb contrast and resolution performance Focus as close as 4.9 ft throughout entire zoom range A Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables fast and quiet auto focusing, along with quick switching between auto focus and manual operation (M/A and M) Vibration Reduction, engineered specifically for each VR NIKKOR lens, enables handheld shooting at up to 4 shutter speeds slower than would otherwise be possible, assuring dramatically sharper still images and video capture Internal Focus (IF) provides fast and quiet auto focusing without changing the length of the lens, retaining subject-working distance through the focus range Non-rotating front element provides for convenient use of circular polarizing filters and the Nikon Wireless Close-Up Speedlight System A nine-blade rounded diaphragm opening makes out-of-focus elements appear more natural