Good contrast and sharp
Light-weight
Smooth operation
Little distortion

Unsually plastiky for a Nikkor, but well made enough.

This ED lens is suprisingly good performer as long as you close it down by two stops. Good contast and good flare control. For the money I think it is a bargain.

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AF Nikkor 80-200/2.8

Price, quality, weight.

Delicate, difficult to focus manually, doesn't keep the focus when changing focal lengths.

This lens is the definite choise for the poor. If compared to its price, this is one of the best values on the market. Having said that, it's looks too delicate for prolonged outdoor use, and those of you planning on using it in manual focus cameras are headed for a hard time focusing, it's just not made for that. The pictures turn out very good, though not superb.

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Haven't tried yet

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Tamron 300 f/5.6
Nikon 300 f/4.5
Sigma apo 400 f/5.6
Nikon 200 f/4
several zoom lenses

good for a second lens, 300mm, light, price

pretty d*** loud, plasticky,

this was my scond lens and was very happy when first purcased, minor grumbles like luod and slow focusing start to get at me the more i use it, other than that though, i think it's very good for the price

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Lightweight, 4:1+ zoom range, price, nice 2" wide rubber zoom collar, comes with a hood

Zoom creeps when vertical

After using all metal Nikkor lenses for years, I really like the plastic better. The paint never wears off, scratches don't show and it's much lighter. Put this baby on a tripod (required, for me, above 200mm) and enjoy! This is the best Nikkor you'll find under $500.00.

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None needed

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Lots of fixed focus Nikkors

lightweight,
good sharp pictures,
good price for a nikon lens

lens creep,
slow,

I was disappointed with this lens because it was too slow for shooting in lower light and it had serious lens creep when I carried my camera around hanging on my shoulder. I under stand that the lens creep is fixable with a wide rubber band but it was just an inconvience I did't feel was worth it for this lens.

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Nikon 80-200 2.8

Big zoom range, 300mm. Lightweight, Price, Build

Obviously not the fastet or sharpest you can buy.

I use this with my manual focus FE2 and the pictures I have had back have been fine so far. It can be a little sensitive focusing when zoomed but then it is an autofocus lens and this doesn't upset me. I looked at a lot of more expensive lenses and they were good but as I wanted this for climbing/mountaineering pictures I felt they were too heavy. This lens seems well made, reasonably sturdy and is excellent for the price. It is also not very large which is good for me.

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Never needed

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Nikon 80-200 f2.8 ED
Nikon 100-300 Ais

Versatile
Lightweight
Surprisingly sturdy
Sharp

Bit slow for some uses

Great zoom, easy to carry with minimal weight, concerned at first with plastic body but has held up to much abuse in the outback. Slow at the times but fantastic quality on a tripod outdoors. Very useful lens and excellent value, not the best Nikkor available but for the money, you cant go wrong.

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Nikon 24-120

Lightweight
Versatile
Good range
Sharp and crisp
Price

Focus sometimes slow
f4-5.6 may be too slow for some

The size and weight of this lens makes it ideal for use in the field, and there's no excuse for not bringing it along. Easy to handle and works well with a monopod on the body of my D1. The D1's "multiplier" makes it a 105-450, which is exactly what I needed. Since it's main job is outdoors, the speed is not really an issue. Results have been tack-sharp and crisp.

As with any equipment, value is determined by suitability to planned mission. This lens filled my niche perfectly, gives excellent images, and at a very affordable price. Buyers should consider if they can live with the speed, but if this is the range you need and want a solid, lightweight performer, it's an excellent buy.

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Variety of Nikon and other products

*Affordable Nikon ED-lens
*Sharp
*Good color saturation and contrast
*4.1X zoom
*Light weight
*Supplied with a lens hood

Tripod is needed at 300mm, or you can use ISO400+ film to compensate shaking.

I can't say anymore for this $263 ED-lens!

Some users blamed the casing of this lens is made of plastic. Although plastic is not as hard as metal, it has many advantages that metal cannot provide. Such as light in weight with acceptable strength, better absorption to vibration, cheaper, poor thermal conductor, fewer expansion in the hot weather...... These advantages allow stable optical quality of the lens and allow higher degree of versatility. So, I really don't mind it's made of plastic.
I found that only slight improvement in sharpness in the 3R photos, but more significant if you scan the film by a film scanner or enlarge the photos.
Moreover, the focusing speed of this ED-lens is much faster and acceptable for sport photos when using with my F100. It's slow when using with my old 801s. Therefore, if you want to use this lens to take sport photos, buy a F100 or F5 first!
This lens is also good for portrait. You can get a good shallow depth-of-field effect at about 200mm.
Anyway, you won't regret for buying this $263 ED Nikkor, especially you're looking for a light weight, versatile, ED lens with superb image quality at an affordable price!
Oh! By the way, I still haven't encountered the zoom ring problem mentioned by other reviewers so far. Maybe mine is new and made in Japan.

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I don't need it so far.

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Nikkor: 50mm 1.4D, 70-210mm 4.5-5.6, 28-70mm 3.5-4.5D.

light weight
good range
price

None, for the money and range

I need a telephoto zoom lens to cover about 70-300mm range. I studied Tamron, Sigma, Quantaray (made by Sigma) and Nikon. Obviously this Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 D ED turns out to be of the best value. Yes it's not fast as a f2.8, and AF may be a little bit loud and slow on my N80, not internal focus, and it DOES have lens creep. But hay, we don't compare an apple with an orange, right? I find the pictures taken with this lens to be very satisfactory. It's actually very sharp at f8 200mm. For the money and features, this is the best buy. You can always get the 80-200mm f2.8 AF-S for $1500 if you have the $$. I'd give it a five star overall rating, to offset the negative reviews from those who spend $300 and expect $1500 performance.

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