If you do own a fully compatible camera model from the above list though, be prepared for a great experience! Lens Handling and Features For less money, the B+W 62mm 010 is an excellent filter, as are the multicoated version and the basic multicoated Hoya filters, but the Hoya HD3 is the toughest and the best. The autofocus for the video is one of the best. It is flawless and super smooth with no hunting at all. Nikon 70-300mm will easily maintain focus on the subject even when you zoom in to get a better shot. Image Stabilization Chances are you’ve been to the wild or some sporting event where you couldn’t take better photos as you were far away from the subject. Nikon 70-300mm could be the answer to your problem. This telephoto lens allows you to take incredible photos from far off without scaring your subject (in the case of wild animals) or without getting in the way of others.

There didn’t seem to be any issues with compatibility. The Nikon 70-300mm can be mounted to different cameras on the fly and still produce great shots. Plus, it is easy to use at all levels of photography. It is also crucial to determine the kind of shooting environment you will be working on beforehand. This way, you will be able to choose a suitable lens for your needs. The right lens should have some level of weatherproofing, especially if it is going to see action outdoors. Weight and SizeAlthough it tends to slightly lose the sharpness at 300mm, the shots are still marvelous. Add this to the impressive image stabilization, and you get a genuinely remarkable telephoto lens.

I’ve been waiting for a lightweight telephoto option for Nikon Z cameras since the day the Z6 and Z7 were first announced. It seems like such an obvious lens: a lightweight mirrorless system should have lightweight wide-angle, mid-range, and telephoto lenses to complement it, plus some lightweight primes. Not everyone uses the Nikon Z system to save weight, but those who do have been missing a good telephoto option all this time.I am attracted by the net 270g weight savings compared to using the Nikkor F-mount 70-300mm with an FTZ. If testing proves this to be the case, the Tamron kens will make an excellent complement for a three-lens zoom kit for Nikon Z users. The Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 and 24-70mm f/4 are already very good performers and fairly small, lightweight lenses. With the Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 to round them out, the total kit (with something like a Nikon Z7 II) will weigh right at 5 pounds (2.27 kilos). For landscape and travel photographers, that combination of image quality, weight, and reach is going to be very hard to beat. Press Release Development Announcement –TAMRON’s first “Nikon Z mount system” compatible lens:70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047) The front of the lens is fairly small and accommodates 67mm filters. This is unchanged from the older 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR, so if you decide to upgrade, you can reuse your existing filters. The front of the lens element does not rotate while focusing, and the lens extends out by less than 50% of its size when zoomed all the way to 300mm (it takes about a quarter of a hand turn to go from 70mm to 300mm). NIKON D850 + 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 92mm, ISO 64, 1/25, f/8.0 Today the 70-300mm AF-P VR replaces this original VR lens, with faster autofocus but little to no compatibility with older cameras. The lens balances great on full-frame Nikon DSLRs and using it in the field is quite effortless. It has a very simple, yet effective barrel design. The zoom ring is very large and is conveniently placed in the front part of the lens, so that you can easily zoom in and out when needed. My copy of the 70-300mm VR AF-P did not have zoom creep in either direction, although with extensive use of the lens, the zoom ring might loosen up overtime. The focus ring is quite small as on many other similar lenses, and is located closer to the lens mount. Due to the pulse focus motor, focus is driven by wire electrically, which means that you will not see changes in focusing when rotating the focus ring if your camera has no battery. When engaged, the focus ring works very smoothly, making it behave similarly to modern AF-S lenses.

Nobody wants to blow their budget whenever they are purchasing a new lens. There are additional features that come with high-end lenses that you will not find in regular telephoto lenses. Work out what you need and what you can live without. Sometimes, it’s better to get a new cheaper lens than buying a used high-end one. Features and BenefitsBased on thorough simulations utilizing the latest design technologies, the optical design of the 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 successfully balances its compact size and high image quality. The optical construction includes 15 elements in 10 groups, with an LD (Low Dispersion) lens element precisely arranged to suppress axial chromatic and other aberrations that are likely to occur with telephoto zoom lenses. At 300mm, a commonly used telephoto focal length, the design delivers excellent resolution from edge-to-edge. The new zoom creates extremely crisp and clear images throughout the entire zoom range due to TAMRON’s BBAR Coating, which is world-renowned for its anti-reflection performance. The Nikon 70-300mm is a marvelous telephoto lens that works straight out of the box without much configuration or fiddling about. It performs well in almost all kinds of environments. You can use it for your studio shots or outdoor photography. Built with the everyday photographer’s needs in mind, it delivers stunning still images and HD videos effortlessly. The optical design is essentially the same cheaper non-VR edition of this lens, based on 14 elements in 10 groups, along with the inclusion of an ED (Extra-low Dispersion) element. Neither of the lenses have an autofocus scale nor any onboard switches. Selection of auto/manual focus and VR on/off are therefore relegated to in-camera menus, the latter of which isn’t available on some older cameras, so VR remains active all the time. Neither autofocus nor manual focusing is available on some older cameras, including the D3000, D5000 and D7000, making the lens incompatible with these cameras. Second, the FX version has an electronic diaphragm, while the 70-300mm DX is a “G” type lens, which means that it still has the older manual aperture lever control. Third, the FX version features a rounded 9-blade diaphragm, whereas the DX version has a rounded 7-blade diaphragm. Fourth, the DX version has an inferior optical design comprising of fewer glass elements (14 vs 18) and it has smaller glass elements (due to smaller image circle), which means that it is also significantly lighter in comparison (415 grams vs 680 grams). Fifth, unlike the FX version, the DX version is not dust and moisture-resistant. Sixth, the DX version is made to be a budget lens, which means that it has fully plastic construction, including the lens mount, whereas the FX version has a more solid build and a metal mount. And lastly, there is also a huge difference in price, with the FX version costing almost twice as much as the DX version. NIKON D850 + 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 250mm, ISO 64, 8/10, f/8.0 The Nikon 7-300mm comes bundled with autofocus by default. It doesn’t matter whether your camera has built-in autofocus or not; it will work straight out of the box. The autofocus relies on Nikon’s Silent Wave Motor (SWM) Technology and Internal Focusing (IF) to deliver super smooth and silent focusing with the best accuracy.