Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR Lens

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Autofocus has tendency to go hunting for the subject in dim light conditions, it can become an annoyance for some, specially if they shoot action photography, but what to expect from a f/4. The corners at 70mm look very similar to the 55mm crops posted above, with softer corners wide open getting pretty good by f/8.

The bokeh effect will be a little less compared to prime lens, but will serve both the purposes of portrait as well as zoom lens. Is there any reason I should prefer the first to the second, which has a greater zoom range and a wider aperture at the 300mm end? The focus ring is tiny compared to the zoom ring and is located in front of the lens, which is a smart move by Nikon – after-all, this lens is created for automatic focusing and the focus ring does not get nearly as much use as the zoom ring. Visit our Competitions Forum, where you'll find our monthly competition and other external competitions to enter. Fortunately the distortion pattern is uniform at both ends, making it simple to correct in image editing software afterwards.

On the other hand, the delay I experienced with the stabiliser kicking in I found a little more disconcerting. I haven't tested the 55-200mm or 70-300mm lenses yet, so I wouldn't be able to comment from a performance perspective.

At 135mm at infinity, they were the same in the center, with the 75-300mm AF and 28-300 VR only a little softer on the sides wide-open.By adhering to strict test conditions, Nikon has created technologies to control camera shake and deliver super-fast autofocusing, so you can expect sharper shots from this DX lens even with its broad range of focal length.

When it comes to AF, the 55-300mm zoom is surprisingly slow for a modern AF Nikkor, and is probably the slowest focusing lens in the AF-S line-up.VR lens, Nikon employed an iris diaphragm with nine rounded blades, and it has resulted in a splendid bokeh in our view.