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Reasons to consider the Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX

Image stabilization Nikon VR vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Has a silent focus motor Nikon AF-S vs None
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Focuses quickly and silently
More zoom 5.8x vs 4.3x
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Around 40% more zoom, giving you more flexibility for photos
Better wide angle 18 mm vs 70 mm
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3.9x better wide angle
Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/4
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At its widest, the 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX captures marginally more light, 0.4 f-stops
Shorter 89 mm vs 117 mm
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More than 20% shorter
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the Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX

Reasons to consider the Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G

Significantly better telephoto 300 mm vs 105 mm
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Around 3x more reach, less perspective distortion
Significantly narrower aperture f/32 vs f/22
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At its narrowest, the 70-300mm f/4-5.6G goes 1.1 f-stops narrower
Slightly more magnification 1:4 (0.2x) vs 1:5 (0.2x)
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Take macro shots with subjects more than 20% larger in your photo
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similarities

Compared to lenses

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

LensHero is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Prime lens Both are zoom lenses Help
Typically not as sharp as prime lenses
Fixed aperture Both are variable aperture lenses Help
Narrower aperture at longer focal lengths

Compared to telephoto lenses

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Weight Light weight Help
18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX :420 g
70-300mm f/4-5.6G:467 g
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX :$329.95
70-300mm f/4-5.6G:$149.95
Length Short Help
18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX :89 mm
70-300mm f/4-5.6G:117 mm
Min focal length Good wide-angle Help
18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX :18 mm
70-300mm f/4-5.6G:70 mm

LensHero is not aware of any interesting weaknesses shared by these two products.

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR

Nikon Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR

Wildlife lens

$397

Aperture Has a narrower aperture
Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX VR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED

Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX VR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED

Wildlife lens

$247

Nikon Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G

Nikon Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G

Low light lens

$217

Aperture Has a wider aperture
Prime lens Is a fixed focal length prime lens
Zoom range Has significantly smaller zoom range
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Nikon-f

Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Nikon-f

Travel lens

$329

Zoom range Has way more large zoom range
Nikon Nikkor  50mm f/1.8D

Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

Low light lens

$115

Aperture Has a wider aperture
Length Is shorter
Zoom range Has significantly smaller zoom range
Nikon Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED

Nikon Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED

Wildlife lens

$587

Min focal length Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Aperture Has a narrower aperture
Nikon Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX

Nikon Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX

Wide angle lens

$119

Nikon Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR AF-S DX

Nikon Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR AF-S DX

Wide angle lens

$109 - $197

Magnification More magnification
Weight Slightly lighter
Zoom range Less zoom
Max focal length Worse telephoto
Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

Travel lens

$847

Zoom range Significantly more zoom
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Weight Slightly heavier
Nikon Nikkor AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX

Nikon Nikkor AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX

Low light lens

$197

Prime lens Is a prime lens
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Zoom range Significantly less zoom
Nikon Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX

Nikon Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX

Travel lens

$600

Zoom range Slightly less zoom
Max focal length Slightly worse telephoto

Nikon Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Nikon-f

Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Nikon-f

Macro lens

$199

Magnification More magnification
Wide maximum Significantly wider aperture
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro Nikon-f

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro Nikon-f

Macro lens

$199

Magnification More magnification
Wide maximum Significantly wider aperture
Nikon Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED

Nikon Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED

Sports lens

$999

Fixed aperture Has a consant aperture
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide maximum Significantly wider aperture
Length Longer

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