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reviewswhat are people saying
"This lens is light weight, easy to remove from camera and very easy to focus. I used jut this and my 18mm-55mm lenses. I would enthusiastically reccomend to a friend."
bhphotovideo.com"Unbeatable value for money in comparison to competing mid-range zoom lenses when it comes to outdoor, sport and wildlife photopraphy."
bhphotovideo.com"A few times my autofocus has acted up and the lens quit working. I've also had a few occasions where the lens loosens during use."
bhphotovideo.comcompatibilitywith digital cameras
Full frame
This lens is compatible with Full frame cameras such as the Nikon D5.
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APS-C (1.5x crop factor)
This lens is compatible with APS-C (1.5x crop factor) cameras such as the Nikon D3400, Nikon D5600 and Nikon D500.
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Pros
The Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G vs other Digital camera lenses
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Competitors
 | Nikon Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G |
 | Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR |
 | Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III |
DiscussionWhat do you think about the Nikon Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens?
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This lens will have no chromatic aberrations if used on a modern Nikon camera such as the D800 , D7000 or D 5300 as the camera automatically corrects for purple fringing and the like.
Of course VR is a huge advantage, still at 70 years of age I can hold this non-VR version steady at 1/60th sec - and it won't matter with flash in any case.
This also has nine aperture blades for better bokeh.
It's a fine telezoom for those of us who don't need much to shoot at distance. It's OK up to 300 ft too if you can search around and get a good copy of this lens.
Very little distortion to this lens which is a good point. Maybe confine shooting to 260 mm or up to 400 mm on crop, but 300 mm on full frame d800 is still quite OK with this lens.
I find it a bit slow to af indoors but fine outdoors.
It's a lump of plastic but so is the more expensive VR version which also has limitations at the 300 mm full frame mark.
The VR version is no better though some found it brighter - I use +0.7 compensation with this lens on my D800.
The VR version can cost up to 600 Euro new, 400 secondhand - I bought my 70-300G for 70 Euro in marvellous condition in my local photo shop, Whites of High Street, Kilkenny, Ireland, and have no complaints about this cheapo lens whatsoever. It must be the best bargain out there in any Nikon lens.
And it's lovely and light and comes with lens hood too!