Reviews for Nikon Lente 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G-AFS ED-IF VR
MPN: 2161
Love My New Nikon 70-300mm Lens
Pontos Fortes: Great reach with 300mm,(450mm 35mm SLR),nice hood and carrying pouch comes with it. Great auto-focus. Solid build.
Pontos Fracos: None so far !
I've only had this lens a couple of days and I'm already loving it !! Great for birds, landscapes, portraits, and sports. Vibration Reduction works like a charm !! This lens gives me all the length I need right now, since I've got about 5 other Nikon lenses. The feel of the lens is also very sturdy and well made. Mine is USA, so I also got the Nikon 5 year warranty. For the price, it can't be beat !!
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TopoNikon Telephoto Zoom Lens ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor...
Pontos Fortes: VR works great. Excellent lens for the money.
Pontos Fracos: Slow lens F/4.5
An excellent value. VR works well, no help on moving objects. I think its more usefull than the 18-200. A fun lens,sumwhat limited by its aperture (F4.5). A F/2.8 lens is great, but wow what a price jump.
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TopoImpressive optics in a reasonable package
Pontos Fortes: VR, very sharp
Pontos Fracos: None that I didn't anticipate
I would honesly give the lens more of a 4.5 rating. I use this lens on my Nikon D50. After a recent trip left me wanting something in the telephoto range, I started looking hard at this lens. I also considered the 80-200 2.8 D 2-ring and the high 70-200mm 2.8 VR AFS. Factors that pushed me toward this lens over the others (and perhaps help you in deciding as well) are:
- size and weight - after feeling all 3 at a camera store (B&H), this lens weighs around half of the others and is more compact when stored at its smallest focal length (the other two are obviously bigger due to them being 2.8 constant apertures with a constant length and metal body)
- price - 1/3 the cost of the 70-200, though only a few hundred less than the 80-200
- technology - wanted VR in a telephoto to help with distance and AFS for faster, quieter focusing (and not rely on the weaker D50 motor)
- what I'm using it for - wanted something to travel with and handhold outdoors. If I shot more sports, I probably would have chose the 80-200. If more indoor events (like shows or concerts), possibly the 70-200.
Altogether, I opted for a lens that is half the weight and 1/3 the price of the more "pro" glass. And given that I shoot more on the wide end, I'd rather save my money for a 17-55 2.8 that would see more use.
Onto the lens. Sharpness (as with most Nikon consumer lenses these days) is superb. Focus is usually quick and accurate and VR works extremely well. One of the things that sold me was how the sales person at B&H was able to snap a tack sharp picture of a customer on the other side of the store at 300mm and 1/4" using a D200 (handheld). The few shots I've taken since receiving this lens confirms this ability. The lens comes with a nice large, deep hood, which I'll probably use all the time and save the cost of buying a protective filter. The bokeh is very good. The only real thing that I'm not so crazy about is the way the zoom ring feels (at least on my sample). It isn't as smooth as the other two lenses mentioned, giving the lens a somewhat "cheap" feel (some believe the zoom was tightened up due to complaints of lens creep on the 18-200). Fortunately, the focus ring is much better. Overall image quality is very good, but not to the level of the higher end glass (obviously need to justify the price). The lens is great as long as you shoot within its limits, thus making it a great value.
Overall, it's a fantastic lens in terms of image quality and price. Some may be more interested in the recently announced 55-200 VR, which will be smaller, lighter, and cheaper. But those who are like me (starting from the 18-70mm kit lens and already have 67mm filters) will probably appreciate things like a metal lens mount, the ability to have full-time manual focus over-ride, and the overall feel of the lens more. Final note for anyone new to these lenses, VR will only compensate for your movements, not the movements of what you're shooting. Given the small variable aperture of this lens, if you're planning to shoot anything indoors or fast moving, you'd be better off getting one of the 2.8 aperture zooms.. or better yet, buy a prime (which sacrifices flexibility for low light ability, quality, and size - small price to pay to get a shot you can use).
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TopoFeb 18, 2008
Yes, well, cameras tend to work well in the store.
That's because the subjects aren't far enough away to really highlight the problems with cameras.
You need to get out and shoot this lens at something a half-mile to a mile away, so that the fine-detail is small enough so that you can see the lens blur, if there is any.
Feb 19, 2008
obviously you've never been to B&H photo in NYC if you believe that it is like any other camera store. we're talking about 2 full stories tall with each being the size of a supermarket, covering over 70,000 square feet (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/NYSuperStore.jsp). this is no ordinary "camera store" and in this case, the subject was a good distance away (albeit not a mile). the review was meant to showcase its ability in low-light and low shutter speed. now that i've used this lens for nearly a year, i can say it has rarely let me down. autofocus is fast and silent with both the d50 and d300. i shot a friend's graduation from midfield and zoomed in all the way down to the podium in the end zone - my friends were so happy i could get pictures of them shaking hands with the president of the school (and some other moments while waiting). though, i'll agree with other reviews, sharpness and contrast does decrease at the long end of the lens - but it's correctable in post processing. it doesn't have that "wow" factor the more expensive lenses have, but there's a reason why you pay 3x more. although, if you're trying to shoot something a mile away and fill the frame with this lens' focal length, it better be pretty darn big.
Best Choice 70-300 for Nikon
Pontos Fortes: VR really works.Very good optical performance. Reasonably light weight. Silent focus.
Pontos Fracos: Not a fast lens. VR won't help with moving subjects.
Right now, this is the best 70-300 lens available for Nikon. The VR works very well and as advertised by Nikon. Focusing is fast, accurate, and quiet, but can hunt in low light. The image quality is very good. At 300mm, it's best to go down a stop or two for the best results. IMO, it's priced more reasonably than the 18-200VR. If you already have the 18-70 or 18-135 kit lens, this is a great addition as long as you don't mind the small inconvenience of changing lenses on occasion.
The best thing about this lens is that you can leave the monopod behind and get great photos hand held that would otherwise not be possible. Just keep in mind the VR won't help for moving subjects, and the f/5.6 maximum aperture can cause some limitation on an otherwise versatile lens.
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TopoAmazing Telezoom Lens
Pontos Fortes: Good VR, nice bokeh, light weight
Pontos Fracos: Auto Focus
Nikon 70-300mm VR is an amazing lens. Its VR works very well, even gives you a decent picture under dim light. The Bokeh is very nice and I try to use whenever I can. I think it is a little expensive, but over time it will pay for itself. The most annoying problem that I have seem with this lens is that if you shooting something against a blank or mono color background, it will take forever to focus and sometime it wont be able to focus. When this happen, I just switch to manual focus.
Overall, I am very happy with this lens. If you can wait and have some extra cash, I suggest go for Nikon 18-200mm VR instead. B/c with it you wont need to switch lens most of the time. Overall, I am very satisfied with it.
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TopoFeb 28, 2007
zubairps,
I am sure you are not so familiar with how auto-focus camera works. Even with the most expensive lens in the world and the most expensive auto-focus camera in the world without the focus grid line, the "most annoying" problem will be still there.
Autofocus depends on contrast. Without contrast, any high end autofocus camera cannot work to focus automatically. Therefore, the "most annoying" problem of the 70-300 lens is not a problem at all.
I hope I have explained it clearly.
Best lens in my collection
Pontos Fortes: Long zoom, fast auto-focus, very pleasant bokeh, includes hood, and carrying case
Pontos Fracos: I have to buy new filters to fit the 67mm barrel
This lens is amazing. I love it. After reading a lot about it online, I decided it would be my next big purchase, and I haven't regretted it for a second. The zoom is longer than I expected, and the vibration reduction seriously helps sharpen up my hand held shots.
While it does come with the hood, and a carrying case, I wish it came with a UV haze filter to protect the lens. Plan on dropping another $20-$40 for the filter.
When combined with my SB-800 Flash, simply zooming in will automatically make the flash zoom as well, which is a really cool feature.
Another plus, I can tweak the autofocus after it has "locked" into focus by simply turning the manual focus, which helps if I wanted to focus on something other than the main subject.
Overall, I'm really satisfied with my decision. Nice job Nikon!
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TopoAwesome zoom for Nikon DSLRs
Pontos Fortes: Very sharp, contrasty images. VR works wonders.
Pontos Fracos: A little long.
This is my third Nikkkor lens, and it is easily the best one I have. It is amazingly sharp and contrasty, and the overall quality of the photos I have taken with it have really impressed me.
On a D-SLR, the 1.5 multiplication factor means this lens will behave like a 105-450mm lens. Having that zoom available has allowed me to take a couple of shots that would have been underwhelming with a shorter focal length.
The VR system on this lens is also really great. I am able to shoot at the 300mm zoom at relatively slow shutter speeds (i.e. well below the 1/300 normally recommended) with terrific results. My favorite shot, though it was probably a fluke, was taken indoors at 300mm and a shutter speed of 1/1.1 yet showed almost no camera shake! I wouldn't expect that from all shots, but I have had no problem hand holding at 1/10 at any focal length.
My only complaint about the lens is its size. Though it is reasonable small for a 70-300mm zoom, I was disappointed that it didn't fit in my camera bag. Of course, I should have measured, so that's my fault.
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TopoNikor VR zoom
Pontos Fortes: Solid build. Ultra fast focusing.
Pontos Fracos: Zoom a bit tight
As with all Nikon lenses this is built well. It is a bit on the heavy end compared to my non VR 100-300 but that is to be expected with more glass and the VR component. The focus is fast and accurate. A tripod collar would be nice but more importantly I wish Nikon would begin making their lens hood with access for adjusting polarizing filters as Tokina has done. Because of this I find myself often foregoing the benefit and safety added by utilizing a lens hood.
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TopoGreat lens for hiking and birding
Pontos Fortes: Affordable VR lens with reach
Pontos Fracos: Needs a decent amount of light.
This is a terrific lens for the outdoors. Vibration reduction makes handheld shooting a pleasure. It's a lot lighter than its bigger brothers, easier to carry. Image quality is much better than the other Nikon 70-300's. It also has a smaller price tag than other Nikon VR zooms, and, unlike the Nikon 18-200, is widely available.
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TopoNikon 70-300 VR
Pontos Fortes: Magnification, with vibration reduction
Pontos Fracos: None
This lens is the perfect "mate" for Nikon's 18-70 non-VR lens, with which it shares filters. I've taken some truly long distance shots and the image quality is terrific. The lens was a bit hard to come by and I did better, both time and dollar amount, by ordering it via the Internet.
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TopoVersatile Lens
Pontos Fortes: Long Zoom, Good Vibration reduction
Pontos Fracos: Auto Focus weak in low ligth.
A very good lens, and not too heavy. I bought this lens to replace my old pre-A1 50 - 300 mm zoom. So far, really enjoy the flexibility and the vibration reduction functions.
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Topoawesome lens
Pontos Fortes: excellent image quality, vibration reduction works great
Pontos Fracos: none so far
Once I put this lens on my Nikon D80, I didn't want to take it off. The VRII system allowed me to shoot up to 1/15second without any blurriness. All images where extremely crisp and clear. The 70-300 range allowed for a very useful telephoto range. My only wish is that the wide angle allowed for focus lengths wider than 70mm so that I didn't have to switch lenses.
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Topoand on to lens #2 for my D300
Pontos Fortes: According to SLRgear this lens is "tack-sharp" even wide-open across the zoom range. Hard to beat the price, $550 even at the local camera store.
Pontos Fracos: ...it's about 75% longer than the 18-200 even folded-up. Not a shorty. For the length they might as well have gone ahead and made it a flat F4.
...and today I said "F it" and picked up a Nikon 70-300 VR from Ritz Camera for $550. I just got through shooting my a700 and SAL18-250 at the Baltimore Inner Harbor and fighting DxO pro 5 standard for a week, which they *still* have not gotten to be stable, in my opinion. It would crash every 200 or so images that I tried to process...and it got worse and worse and worse until yesterday it just would not run at all without crashing. I've been trying to use DxO5 to process 3500 raw and jpeg files from the D300 and the Nikon 18-200 VRII for almost 2 months now. I finally just removed it and downloaded it and reinstalled it, for like the 3rd time, which is what you have to do now since the "update checker" is broken, now I have v 5.04 which is supposed to be stable and truly it has only crashed on me once. Plus I've deleted the old app database. So so far it seems to be ok. But I have the new lens on my d300 right now anyway. Slrgear says that it is sooo sharp...I am not 100% sure that I need it (oh, no doubt I don't "need" it) but it's just a damm shame to have a good camera with a lens that is only good for subjects of medium complexity. But don't get me wrong. Having 18-200mm of range is great. Just not for precision photographs of long-range subjects. So, let me see how much I swap them around. By the way, don't waste time with Quanteray UV filters.
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TopoFeb 18, 2008
I bought my 70-300VR thinking that it would be sharper than the 18-200 at least beyond 100mm...doesn't look that way. But it's decently sharp in the center. Here it is at ISO2500 handheld, F5.6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/12219276@N08/2276747486/sizes/o/
Feb 23, 2008
The 70-300 is too good to let go of, it lets me shoot 1-3s handheld at 300mm. It's not the sharpest lens but the VR is just excellent.
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Excellent buy!
Pontos Fortes: 70-300mm range, sharp, little to no color fringing, VR makes the shots rock-steady, VR II so it also has Active VR, compact and light compared to pro lenses, price is great
Pontos Fracos: VR sometimes takes a second or two to kick in and really stop the shake, but most of the time it stops camera shake instantly.
I am using this on my D80. It was bought refurbished, as was my camera, from Adorama. Although is was refurbished, I swear it looks and operates like a brand-new lens. Awesome.
The VR is spectacular. I have taken shots of the moon, hand-held, at 300mm (450mm on a digital SLR), with sharp-as-a-tack results. Granted I have to use the camera's menu to increase sharpness a little, it still gives great results. At 300mm it is as sharp as the 18-200mm at 200mm, and at 200mm it is way sharper than the 18-200. Your best bet for sharp pictures with great contract and color, with minimal distortion, is get an 18-70mm and a 70-300mm VR. At close to the same price as the 18-200mm, these 2 lenses together will give you better pictures, guaranteed. Plus, the extra 100mm does go a long way.
Do NOT compare this lens to the old 70-300mm. This one is built better and gives far better image results.
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