Archive for the 'Nikon Nikkor 70-300 f/4-5.6 Reviews' Category

Nikon 70-300 mm f/4-5.6G Review

July 24, 2008

“Very nice zoom lens, not for low light or dark indoor though”

First, I’m giving this 70-300mm lens a 5 stars rating partly because the price is inexpensive (which is good in my opinion). Usually you get what you paid for, however in this case you get much more than what you paid for.
If your primary [...]

Nikon AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Review

July 17, 2008

“Great optics for a low price”

First off, let me tell you that this lens only works fully with the latest Nikon SLRs because it has no aperture ring to set f/stops. You must do that electronically using a D100, D2H, D70, N80, N75, F5 or F100. However, Nikon does provide a nice compatibility chart telling [...]

Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Review

July 3, 2008

“Good for everything but low light.”

I agree with the other reviews here, for the money it is a bargain. I just want to caution again anyone that expects to capture clear shots in a low-light setting with this lens. As you might expect, that would be difficult with a “slow” lens. The auto focus has [...]

Nikkor 70-300 f/4-5.6 Review

June 14, 2008

“Definitely worth $150!”

I bought the D50 with the 2 kit lenses (18-55 and 55-200). At the beach shooting surfers I came up a bit short. Photographing birds I came up short. Even photographing sunsets was a bit wimpy. So I knew I needed just a bit more “firepower.”
So I did some research, including Amazon, and [...]

Nikon 70-300 f/4-5.6 Lens Review

April 29, 2008

“Good lens for this price”

Weighing in at about 15 oz., this Nikkor AF zoom lens is a lot of bang for the buck. The zoom range is 70-300mm; if you use a Nikon digital SLR like my D70, the effective range is 106-456mm due to the 1.5x crop factor. 300mm or 450mm, this is a [...]