Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6

143 reviews

May, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 143 reviews of Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

On average, users rate this product 84/100 and experts rate this product 63/100.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Bryan Carnathan (the-digital-picture.com)

* Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF Lens

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Expert review by : Photocrati Staff (photocrati.com)

Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF Nikkor Review Round-Up

The Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED is a very affordable tele zoom lens with a quite ambitious 300mm setting. It is capable to deliver very good results between 70mm and 200mm but the results are quite soft at 300mm. Lateral CAs are on the high side...

Apr, 2009

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Expert review by : Robert Olech (lenstip.com)

Nikon Nikkor AF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6D ED

The Nikkor AF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6D ED is one of the cheapest long focal length range Nikkors on the market. Thanks to its price, this full-framed lens design has lots of fans among both DSLR and analog cameras users.

Oct, 2007

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Expert review by : WDC Team (whatdigitalcamera.com)

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

The notable thing at first sight is the plastic mount, which we don't have a problem with, but we know from anecdotal evidence that others have......

Good performance at 70mm

Poor performance at the 300mm end

Performs best at the shorter end of the range, but deteriorates as you zoom

Sep, 2007

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Expert review by (opticallimits.com)

Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED Review / Test Report

The Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED is one of the cheaper tele zoom optionsin the Nikon lens line-up. When used on today´s APS-C DSLRs the full frame lens hasa field of view is equivalent to 105-450mm on classic SLRs. It seems as if the Nikkor is on...

The Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED is a very affordable tele zoom lens witha quite ambitious 300mm setting. It is capable to deliver very goodresults between 70mm and 200mm but the results are quite soft at 300mm.Lateral CAs are on the high side but...

Jul, 2007

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Expert review by : Klaus Schroiff (opticallimits.com)

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

The Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED VR is a long awaited lens by manyNikon users. For a couple of years the community looked with envy towards Canonwhere even two good quality, slow speed tele zooms are available. Interestingly some product...

The Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR may not be the Über-lenseverybody was hoping for (nor was that realistic) but it is still a very good lens. At 70mm the results are nothing short of stellar and still easily on avery good level at 200mm. At...

Jan, 2007

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Response to focus issues

I do not own this lens, this a correction to complaints of other reviewers that are mistaken

This is a response to the 2 users that complained it does not focus on their D40X cameras. That is not a defect, you bought a AF lens. D40(all variants) do not have an internal focusing motor, therefore all "AF" lenses will not autofocus. This is the...

I do not own this lens

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Very affordable!

Hefty lens, feels of quality!

For the price of this lens you can't go wrong! I am quite pleased with this lens. I have a Nikon D40X and this lens was a great addition. Photo's are taken very sharp and look great

I took off one egg because I'm a little disappointed that Auto Focus does not work with my D40x. Not a huge problem though, manual focus isn't all that bad. It's also tough to hold steady when zoomed in really far, a tripod would be handy when using...

Sep, 2009

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Consumer review (buydig.com)

Nikkor f4-5.6G 70-300 is a superb value

The Nikon Nikkor f4-5.6G 70-300mm AF zoom lens represents Nikon's best zoom-lens value. With a maximum aperture of 4.0 rather than 2.8, the user loses a stop, but the commensurate price and value offset this misgiving.

Excellent Value ; Lightweight ; Sharp Focus ; Super Warranty

Slow Focus

Dec, 2012

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