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Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
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Sample Images
Here are some sample JPEGs taken with the tested lens kindly provided by Erik Heyer!
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D80 |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
155.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/3200s |
| Size |
3872x2592 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D80 |
| ISO Speed |
100 |
| Focal Length |
300.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/6.3 @ 1/500s |
| Size |
3872x2592 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D80 |
| ISO Speed |
100 |
| Focal Length |
200.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/11.0 @ 1/125s |
| Size |
3872x2592 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D80 |
| ISO Speed |
100 |
| Focal Length |
300.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/11.0 @ 1/60s |
| Size |
3872x2592 |
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Verdict
The Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED is a very affordable tele zoom lens with
a quite ambitious 300mm setting. It is capable to deliver very good
results between 70mm and 200mm but the results are quite soft at 300mm.
Lateral CAs are on the high side but distortions and vignetting are very well
controlled. Mechanically it is about in line to other consumer grade zoom
lenses in this class. The lens is very affordable by now and if your budget
is limited it may still worth a look. However, the new
AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR is clearly the better lens and choice
(at a higher price natally).
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