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(More customer reviews)I read and watched many-many reviews before ordering this lens. I bought my Nikon D60 with in kit with the 18-105 VR lens, so this 70-300 is the logical extension of its zoom range.
Having so much advance information I was well prepared for the cons: soft pictures at >200mm and occational focusing problems. Based on those reviews I actually expected them to be much more a problem: I probably wouldn't have noticed them if I didn't know about them up front.
I took a few test pictures in the overlapping zoom ranges: at 70mm and at 105mm, in both cases pictures taken with the 70-300vr turn out to be noticably sharper and more colorful than the pictures taken with the 18-105mm.
VR works unbelievably well, but you have to get used to the clicking sounds when VR turns on and off. VR makes up for the not so low F values of this lens. But any zoom lens with similar zoom range and lower aperture settings seems to come at triple prices or more, so for me they were out of the question.
After taking only a few hundred pictures so far I can join all the other reviewers who were praising this lens.
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Kit includes: ♦ 1) Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom Lens ♦ 2) Precision Design 6-Piece Deluxe Cleaning Kit ♦ 3) CapKeeper 2 Lens Cap ♦ 4) Vivitar 67mm UV Glass Filter
The Nikon 70-300mm is a powerful 4.3X telephoto zoom lens designed for Nikon Digital and Autofocus Film SLRs. When used on a Digital SLR, it is equivalent to a 105mm to 450mm telephoto zoom lens on a 35mm film camera. This zoom range is ideal for portraits, candids, sports, travel, wildlife, and nature photography. This versatile lens also has macro capability for impressive close-ups of smaller objects such as flowers along with Vibration Reduction (VR) which provides sharper, blur-free pictures at shutter speeds as much as 4 stops slower than one could ordinarily handhold; a Silent Wave motor (AF-S) for fast and quiet autofocus operation.
This Vivitar UV Filter is a multi-purpose, fine-weather filter that is designed to optimize your photography experience. UV filters block out unwanted ultraviolet light and prevents the UV "fogging/haze" effect", which can result in inaccurate color and lower the apparent sharpness. This filter is also ideal for protecting your valuable lens from scratches and dust, and it can be kept on the lens at all times. Perfect for digital, video and photo.
The Precision Design 6-Piece Deluxe Cleaning Kit contains everything you'll ever need to properly clean your lenses, including a Hurricane Air Blower, Lens Cleaning Tissues, Lens Cloth, Lens Cleaning Liquid, Brush and Cotton Swabs.
This Nikon Lens-plus-necessities Kit will help give you the amazing portraits, candids, travel, sports, wildlife and nature photos you've always wanted.
