Nikon 2216 AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300 mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR Lens, Black

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VR is essentially a mirrorless remake of the firm's popular AF-S DX 18-140mm VR lens for APS-C DSLRs, though it lacks a few features of that lens, like VR on/off and auto/manual focus switches, not to mention a weather-sealed construction. A professional photographer will never understand the need for this type of lens, as he/she always moves with at least two camera bodies with a wide and a tele zoom attached to them, and therefore they can seamlessly move between them that gives them the range they need!The good news is that it does not rotate on autofocusing, which makes use of polarizing or ND gradient filters a bit easier. My first observation was that neither of these lenses can be used reliably on a full-frame (FX) Nikon DSLR. Sharpness at 200mm is better than from the smaller of Nikon's two 18-300mm lenses, but barrel distortion at 18mm is equally poor. This DX (APS-C) format lens for Nikon DSLRs is pretty compact and lightweight yet gives enormous versatility for wide-ranging shooting scenarios, with a mighty 27-450mm ‘effective’ zoom range in full-frame terms. ED VR, followed up with an almost identical Mark II edition, and then there was the AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3.

Why you can trust Digital Camera World Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.The lens takes 67mm screw-on filters, which are considerably cheaper than the 77mm ones needed for the 18-300mm f/3. Contrary to the final sentance in the review, I think most DX photographers would be very happy with this lens, and this is the only lens most DX photographers need. This lens, just like both the 28-300mm and the 18-200mm has lots of distortion throughout its range, which is expected for a 16. As with other Global Vision lenses, it’s compatible with Sigma’s optional USB Dock for applying customization, fine-tuning and firmware updates. I am a big fan of Vibration Reduction (VR) lenses – I wish every lens had VR in it, because it is one of the most useful lens features for low-light photography.

It really is much, much smaller than Nikon’s older lens with the same focal length – it is 79mm in diameter and 99mm in legth. Having a similar optical design as the 28-300mm and the 18-200mm lenses, the Nikon 18-300mm has retained a similar physical appearance as well. This value is achieved when DX-format compatible lenses are attached to a DX-format digital SLR camera and zoom lenses are set at the maximum telephoto position. Every issue we also bring you a selection of great gifts which are designed to help you get more from your photography –everything from tips cards and cheat sheets to free software and bookazines.For me, superzoom lenses are perfect when you’re traveling and you don’t want to carry multiple lenses. It just so happens that high quality 300mm lenses are hard to come by, so this lens performs well at 300mm *comparatively*. This tends to be most problematic if you habitually carry the camera with the lens pointing downwards, either in-hand or using a sling-type strap. E. At 300mm the lens zooms out so far that I'd worry about damaging it with even a slight tap against something out there. One of the big downsides of this lens, is the amount of chromatic aberration or color/purple fringing that is present in the images.

Throughout the albeit shorter zoom range, sharpness is better than from Tamron's older 18-270mm lens.Ghosting and flare are handled quite well, depending on the focal length and where you place the source of light. ED VR lens, that produces the incredible results users have come to expect from Nikon’s NIKKOR lens lineup.