Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX Nikkor Lensgood ~ Now Buy For

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Nikon’s most powerful all-in-one zoom lens ever. If you want a single lens that can cover every imaginable shooting situation, from wide-angle group shots all the way to ultra-high-power zoom shots, look no further than the new AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18–300mm. Boasting the longest reach of any NIKKOR all-in-one zoom lens, it delivers the equivalent of 450mm of super-telephoto power— enough reach to bring the most distant action up close. Nikon’s second generation Vibration Reduction (VR II) image stabilization ensures every photo and HD video is razor-sharp, and Nikon’s advanced lens technologies deliver consistent, exceptional performance in any setting. It’s even great for close-up shooting (as close as 1.48 ft from your subject at 300mm). Even more amazing, the AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-300mm does all this in a surprisingly compact, lightweight lens.

Versatile, Ultra-High Power 16.7X Zoom Lens
Nikon VR II (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization
3 Extra-low Dispersion (ED) Elements, 3 Aspherical Elements
Silent Wave Motor (SWM)
77mm Filter Thread

Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX Nikkor Lens Reviews

70 of 75 people found the following review helpful

The Best All-in-One Lens - Replaces my 18-200 and 70-300, June 27, 2012

Tom H. (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX Nikkor Lens (Electronics)

** Updated July 1 **

This is hands down the best all-in-one Nikon lens for DX cameras. Well worth the price if an all-in-one lens is what you're looking for.

I bought the 18-300 DX for use on my D7000 as a replacement for my 18-200 DX and my 70-300 FX. With the 18-300, I can carry one lens instead of two, not worry about missing the shot because I have the wrong lens on the camera and minimize the number of times I'm swapping lenses and getting more gunk onto my sensor.

After real life usage of the 18-300 both on and off a tripod, I feel I am not giving up anything in terms of image quality with this lens over my 70-300. That's saying a lot, as the 70-300 in particular is a very high quality lens even though it isn't in Nikon's higher priced "professional" lens category. As compared to the 18-200, you do give up a bit of corner sharpness over the 18-28mm range, but gain center sharpness in that range, gain center and corner sharpness over the 70-200mm... Read more

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful

Shockingly good!, June 28, 2012

A Nony Mouse "ANM" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX Nikkor Lens (Electronics)

I just picked up a copy of this lens at San Jose Camera this afternoon (sorry Amazon, I would have bought it from you if I wasn't leaving for a trip this weekend). Given the super-duper zoom category this lens belongs to, I really was expecting sacrifices all over the place - IQ, focus, etc... I figured I needed a lens for those occasions where making a lesser quality shot was more important than losing the shot because I was changing lenses.

So far, I have snapped some random shots of my kids at tennis class and daycare, stills and videos and I have to say I am very pleasantly BLOWN AWAY!

(so far) this lens appears to focus very quickly, doesn't do a whole lot of hunting - at least in good light, although it focused just fine inside the not brightly lit store as well. Image quality appears to be better than my 70-300 VR at the 300mm range - not as sharp as the 70-300VR in the sub-200mm range, but then again, few lenses are. Colors appear nice, contrast... Read more

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful