“Destined for greatness”
I needed more reach than I have with my 18-200 VR, and was not able to obtain the 80-400VR, so I got this lens thinking I could get rid of it if I didn’t like it. I am very happy that I did!
I am extremely impressed with this lens. It appears to me [...]
“Amazing Lens”
Up front I have to admit that I’m comparing this lens to 20 and 30 year old Nikkors of the pre-autofocus era, and the main lens it replaces is a Nikkor Reflex 500mm. So it isn’t saying much that the 70-300mm VR makes my old longest focal length lens seem of another class and [...]
Best lens in its category
I got this lens to replace my older Quantaray 70-300mm. I got tired to losing a lot of images to camera shake at the 300mm end. Plus the lens I had was old (almost 10 years) and optically it wasn’t that great.
The Nikkor 70-300mm w/VRII is perfect for me. I love [...]
Lens Rocks! Discard the poor reviews due to shipping etc.
I am very impressed with this lens. It is wonderfully sharp. The auto focus can hunt slightly in dimmer conditions but you would probably expect this with a 4.5 lense. Don’t let this stop you at all. I would by it all over again for sure. [...]
“Very Nice Lens But it Has its Quirks”
After exhaustive research on many lens, I finally decided to plunk down the $500+ (at the time this was written) to purchase this lens. It may not be the best on the market but it compliments my Nikon 18-70mm DX lens nicely. I was looking towards Nikon’s 18-200mm [...]
