Is Nikon 70-300 VR worth it?

Is Nikon 70-300 VR worth it?

This 70-300mm VR is the very best modern tele zoom lens to get if you prefer a dedicated tele zoom over a do-it-all zoom and want light weight and moderate price. It’s a nice semi-plasticy amateur lens with a metal mount. If you need tougher, spend twice as much on the fully professional 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D for $1,100.

Does Nikon 70-300 lens have image stabilization?

The AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300 mm has image stabilization, which Nikon indicates with the abbreviation VR. That stands for Vibration Reduction. VR is indispensable if you want to shoot with this kind of long focal point by hand.

Is 70-300mm lens good for wildlife photography?

It’s a great lens for wildlife, especially on DX (crop sensor) Nikon bodies where it yields an equivalent focal length of 105-450mm. It is light and relatively small, which is helpful if you are panning with flying birds, or otherwise needing to hold it up for long stretches.

How far does a 70-300mm lens zoom?

Specifications

What is the Nikon 70-300mm VR lens?

The Nikon 70-300mm VR lens is targeted towards sports, nature and wildlife photographers that need a lightweight, versatile telephoto lens with great optics and vibration reduction technology, at an affordable price. The lens works on both Nikon FX (full-frame) and DX…

How do I use the focusing ring on my Nikon CX 70-300?

Unlike most 1 Nikon lenses, the CX 70-300 has an external focusing ring. This can be used either going into the menu on your camera and setting it for manual focus (MF), or by half-depressing the shutter button while in autofocus, fine-tuning your focusing manually, and then pressing the shutter the rest of the way to capture the photograph.

How much does the Nikon 70-200mm VR weigh?

Compared to Nikon 80-400mm VR (47 ounces) and Nikon 70-200mm VR II (3.4 pounds), this is one of the lightest Nikon telephoto zoom lenses. The zoom ring is very large, making it easy to zoom in and out with your left hand, while holding the camera with your right hand.

What is the crop factor of the Nikon CX lens?

With the CX sensor in Nikon 1 cameras this lens has a 2.7X crop factor which creates an equivalent field of view of 189mm to 810mm when compared to a full frame camera. To be able to hold a camera and an interchangeable lens in the palm of your hand that delivers so much reach is simply amazing.