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- High-powered 4.3x telephoto zoom lens with a rotating zoom ring and ED glass
- Compatible with any Nikon autofocus SLR camera and AI-type manual-focus Nikon SLR
- Minimum focus distance of 5 feet
- Attachment/filter size of 62mm
- Lens includes HB-15 hood, 62mm lens cap, rear cap
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Price: $541.02 |
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Film Camera Reviews Writed by Customer
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Good quality
2010-05-17
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| I recieved the item in good condition. The item was drlivered within the time given to me. |
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Absolutely worth buying
2009-10-30
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| I almost did not buy this lens, influenced by the numerous negative reviews about it on the net. Fortunately for me, I opted not to listen to pixel-pickers, those who believe that a marginally "sharper" lens may make them better at photography, only to discover (to their dismay) that their images are not improving in correlation to their monetary outlay. Pixel-pickers waste their time pixel-picking, while photography artists spend their time creating images, making the best of their imagination and fascination with art, busy learning and discovering something new every day in the playful game of light with shadow. This is my first zoom lens, as I come from a background of excellent prime lenses, some numbered among the very best in the Nikkor range. Among them, legendary 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 105mm, 135mm - all fine, sharp lenses. I am accustomed and expect top quality images from my lenses. Even so, I am definitely not a pixel-picker - pixel-picking is relevant to lens designers, to improve lens design, not to photographic artists. I decided to try a broad-range zoom purely for convenience, expecting reduced quality from a zoom by definition, and therefore prepared to make only a rather modest investment for it. 70-300mm seemed perfect for convenience, and I bought the lens. To make a long story short, this lens was a revelation and a very pleasant surprise. Image quality for this lens, including bokeh, is much beyond expectations. Use it properly, and for what a 70-300mm zoom is designed for, and you will get excellent results. Want lovely sharp images at 300mm? use it on a tripod with a remote (for camera vibration) and at high shutter speed (for subject movement), focus manually, and tell everybody you used an expensive prime for your images - nobody will argue with you! I took some really stunning images with this lens, portraits in particular, at max. focal length and fully open - no problem whatsoever. I also used it with a sharp 1.4 teleconverter - amazing!! takes you up to 420mm (and film equivalent of 630mm on DX sensors!!). If your knowledge of photography is limited, and your images are not yet at a "satisfactory" level, you will have to improve your knowledge and technique, not buy more and "better" equipment. View lenses for what they are: tools. Even the best car cannot teach you how to drive, you have to learn yourself. Lenses will not turn you into an artist, they will provide you with a basic starting point. Marginal quality differences in lens performance will make absolutely no difference in the overall "quality" of your images. This particular zoom is at a *very* high quality optically, easily competing in image quality with the best prime lenses, surpassing most of them in convenience of use, due to the broad focal range. If you are interested in the art of photography, and have no stomach for pixel-picking, definitely buy this lens instead of a more expensive alternative - it is a great creative tool, it is a joy to use, you will be happy with it and you will never regret buying it - especially at the very low selling price. |
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Not so sharp as 18-135mm kit
2008-04-27
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In general I agree with previous reviwers, but not about sharp. To be sure that it was not my hand that afected the sharp, I did a test. Using a tripod I did a picture with 70-300 at 135mm and after with a 18-135mm (the one that cames with the D80) at 135mm too. The camera used was a D80 with the same adjusts and subject for buth lenses. The 18-135mm is much sharper them 70-300mm at 135mm.
For sure I will sell 70-300mm and go to a VR.
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Usable from 70 to 200mm
2008-02-26
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| I got this lens some time ago, after several shots I can conclude somethings on this lens. It's sharp at 70mm, not so sharp from 90 to 200mm, and soft from any focal lenght farther than 200mm. The build quality is good, a bit heavy but ok to my taste. The only ED element included in this lens is not enough for avoiding chromatic aberrations, I've heard and read that either the G or D version delivery pretty the same results. The macro performance is poor, you can not go closer than 5ft. The lens is good for shooting birds, as u should know, the lens mounted on a camera with APCs sensor goes to 450mm at long end. Focus speed is also one of its weakest points, mostly from 200 to 300mm. I have some sample images on my pbase gallery (see link below) images posted on that galley have been edited and resized to a lower resolution, and most of them were taken at 300mm. The bokeh is good although you wouldnt like to see the orignal pictures since the softness and the lack of contrast is clear when u see images at full res. [...] Im leaning towards the buy of the newest version, the nikon 70-300mm VR. Hope I could get one soon, in order to post a brief opinion. |
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One of mid-priced Nikkor gems
2007-12-13
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This is a truly outstanding bargain (for those who are willing to forgo the VR option of its' twice more expensive sibling). At F8 and below this lens produces results that are indistinguishable from 4-6 times more expensive 70(80)-200F2.8 lens. And it's very light and compact. I've been using it for 5 years or so, and, as you can see in photos I posted in "Customer images" section it was very good to me. You really can not go wrong with this purchase.
A couple words of caution though, as with all consumer zooms one has to be careful about shot discipline (to avoid motion blur). That does limit the use of this lens for handheld pictures to fairly bright weather (or higher ISOs). It does benefit from stepping down a little. But for the price, its' an unbeatable bargain (IMHO). |
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