Customer Ratings & Reviews

Excellent camera. Needed something for wide angle and zoom without changing lenses. Great VR. Very pleased with the pictures it gives me. With D7100: Moon-cropped- 300mm, 1.3x, Tripod, remote mirror up, ISO=100,S=1/320, A=f/8 Lanscape- 18mm, DX, Handheld, ISO=100,S=1/400, A=f/10

A great lens for the price, used it at the 2016 Daytona 500.

I'm basically an advanced beginner but just want to say this lens is better than the kit lenses. Covers the basic distances and has a shorter minimum focus distance than the kit lenses. You can walk around all day and shoot without changing lenses. VR works great. I took a lot of close-up photos zoomed in without a tripod and shots came out great. Not sure but I think the stats say that VR does not work at close up distances but my shots are coming out clear. Images shown were cropped with very little editing.

Awesome lens to take on vacation. So nice to have one camera setup to take close-ups of flowers to distant landscapes to zooming in on birds. Only regret is how long I waited to buy this lens.

Got this lens so I wouldn’t have to switch lenses at the beach, dusty sporting events, etc. Don’t believe the negative reviews, this lens is great especially on sale.

It is a very good product with the the best quality of Nikon. Now I can take very good photos without worrying the distance of the objective. With 300mm I can take a close up to almost everything.

Got it so I don't have to interchange the lens, less space on my camera bag. The convenience to have 18 to 300mm zoom in one lens and the price was great.

I bought the Nikon D5500 kit that came with the body plus 2 lenses. Great camera. Great pictures. Then I heard about the Nikon 18-300mm, f3.5. The 150-300mm that comes with the kit is an f4.5. The 18-300mm lens cost more than the whole kit but it is worth it. This lens replaces both lenses, and this lens is sharper than the other 2 lenses, and does a better job in low light. The overall diameter of the lens is larger which lets more light in. This is now my go-to lens. Since buying this lens I have been able to take pictures suitable for framing and displaying them in my house. This is a great lens !!.

If you are considering buying this lens, then you have already done your homework and determined that Nikkor lenses offer some of the best glass on the market. If you are looking to upgrade from the 18-55mm kit lens that came with your DSLR, look no further. I initially purchased the Nikkor 18-200mm lens, which I was very happy with, so that is what I will focus on for comparison. You might also compare this lens with the Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens, if you’re willing to pay a few hundred dollars more for a better aperture range and 3 additional lens elements. From my perspective, any minor improvement in image quality (and I would really have to be convinced of this, I don’t notice any) is immediately negated by the heavier weight of the more expensive 300mm lens. Another 10 ounces (or 280 grams) on top of your solid-body DSLR doesn’t sound like a lot until it’s been hanging on your neck or shoulders several hours into a hike – trust me! Compared with the 18-200mm Nikkor lens, this 18-300mm really does give you a significant boost in zoom capacity. You don’t really want to use either extreme too often if you want to avoid image distortion, so having more focal length range to work with is always better in my opinion. Like other Nikkor lenses, the 18-300 is solidly-built, responsive, and produces clear, beautiful images. Both lenses can be “locked” at 18mm, which is a nice feature – though I have not experienced any lens creep at all with the 18-300 while I did with the 18-200. This 18-300 lens feels lighter yet sturdier and more compact than the 18-200, which is even more amazing when you consider what you’re getting for not that much more money. I learned photography on an old Pentax film camera with a 35mm lens, which meant I was used to zooming with my feet to get the shot I wanted. Having the simply ridiculous range from fairly wide at 18mm to a great zoom at 300mm means you can do just about anything you can imagine and (legally) pull off without ever having to change lenses. You can capture an entire mountain range in one second and then grab a quality shot of the wildlife that just appeared hundreds of yards away without missing a beat. The capabilities of this lens are mind-blowing and you will appreciate having it with you on any type of trip you might take. Like all automatic/manual Nikkor lenses, the focus and zoom grip rings are responsive and intuitive if you want to quickly take control during a shot. The vibration reduction will spoil you and open up new possibilities in terms of what you can capture in less than ideal conditions. If you are just starting out with a DX DSLR, this or an 18-200mm should be your go-to lens. If you pick up this great zoom and a 35mm fixed lens, that may be all you need in your bag for a long while!

After a couple of weeks testing this thing, I descided to hang onto it. It's expensive considering you could buy a couple of decent prime lenses for the same amount, but I wanted to by a DX lens with VR for my D7000, and something light and with a decent range. Distortion on the wide end is there, but the in camera correction (after upgrading firmware) seems to work fine. In bright light the lens works decently, and on a tripod it is capable of capturing starlight. I docked it for price and no focus ring (a feature - or lack of feature of G lenses). To focus to infinity in the dark you need to focus it during the day. Otherwise it works great, and is much lighter and quieter than my older, heavier FX lenses.

This is a all in one lens for beginners where you want to experiment with different focal lengths before buying a professional lens. It is also useful for travel photographers when you want to carry only one lens with you. The lens is pretty light weight for its size and the image qualities are good as well.

My Nikon auto focus 70-300mm zoom lens died while I was traveling (camping) out west for 3 months. Two days before we launched on a 2-week Colorado River trip through Grand Canyon it stopped focusing. Best Buy saved the day. I found this 18-300 mm Nikon lens online and drove 2 hours south to purchase it. The lens performed flawlessly in the Canyon. It captured jaw-dropping vistas, waterfalls, trails following steep precipices and slot canyons. It also shot wildflowers at close range. It continues to WOW me post Grand Canyon at Puenlo Ruins, in cities, on road shots while riding and in deserts. The shots are crisp at close and long range. The VR was good enough to give me focused shots while floating in the raft day after day. It also was good at low light compared to the old lens. And I captured a number of bird shots in the canyon from quite a distance. The colors of my photos are much more vibrant and distinct. The images don't require as much post processing as the old lens. I took a chance buying a new lens at the last minute before launching on the trip of a lifetime. But it performed flawlessly. I have proof of the amazing things we are seeing and doing. Thanks again, Best Buy.

This is a great lens from Nikon. You will almost never have to change a lens while you are on vacation. Never worry about missing a great shot that you may never see again. Never worry about getting dust or sand in your camera while changing a lens. The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300 mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR Telephoto Zoom Lens is one of the best overall multi use lens on the market today at a low cost.

This lense was a great overall lense for travel. The shallow end of the lense gave a bit of distortion but it was really nothing terrible. In the mid range it seemed great. The colors all looked great. The lense itself function nicely with no issues. No lense creap. The only thing Was at the long end sometimes it seemed as if the photos were a little blurry. I’m sure it was me since I was shooting freehand and extended to 300mm. It does have vibration control but I’m sure that can only do so much. Overall for travel and to have an all in one lense I loved it. Wasn’t th best in low light conditions but with the VR I was actually able to take decent photos. I’d recommend this product. Definately no where near as sharp as fixed lense but for the convenience of having and all in on to zoom from 18 to 300 was awesome. Really helped me capture up close shots and distance on my trip to Rome and Paris.

Please don't pay attention to the negative reviews online. The telephoto capability is amazing and the quality of the images is equally impressive. These pompous photographers whether they do it for a living or not should appreciate the quality of this lens and how its truly the only all in one option you can attach to the camera and never have to worry. Beautiful clear images at 300mm of my kids out in the baseball field or in the batters box and all the other parents can't get over the images I'm taking and I'm just an enthusiast at this point. The research I did almost steered me away but I went with my gut and thank god I purchased this lens to compliment my Nikon D500.

The one thing that always kept me from taking photos before was NOT WANTING TO SWITCH OUT LENSES. That problem is solved with this 18 - 300 mm lens. Takes great close-ups, great mid-range, and very decent distance shots. If you are wanting super close-ups of distant birds, you need a much more powerful (and therefore expensive) telephoto. But this is a fantastic all-around take me on your trip lens.

Great all in one lens. Just returned from a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Used this lens exclusively, shooting everything from close ups of flower to long range shots of birds to landscapes.

If you can only carry one lens for your Nikon SLR camera and you need to go from 18 mm wide angle to 300 mm telephoto in a single photo session, this is the one. It has no noticeable chromic distortion. Some fish-eye effect like distortion occurs at very wide angles. You can also end up with the glare shield blocking part of the picture at very wide angles. I have no other complaints. The lens is stabilized, it is easy to use, and it is versatile. It does well with low light. It is heavier and a little longer than other lenses, so if you don't need the extreme telephoto one of the lower range lenses might be a better choice.

I needed an all in one lense. This one fits the bill just nicely. Now would I have bought the 5.6 if I didn't think my wife might have killed me? Well yes, but this lense offers me what I need at a better price. Now for those of you like me that have been having fun with photography since the 35mm days, this lense equivaltes to ALMOST a 200mm lense. Wish I had a little more reach.

This "one lens to rule them all" has so far lived up to my expectations. I've used it several times now and I can't tell any difference between the images it captures and the images from my other DX lenses on either my D5600 or my D7500. That being said, you really have to ask yourself how often you will use the zoom beyond 100mm. Go back over your zoom lens photos and you might find that you actually take almost all of your photos in the under 55mm range that the most common (and inexpensive) kit lens provides, and certainly under the 140mm that the 18-140mm lens covers. So, if that's the case, think twice. This lens is also, of course, heaver than the 18-55mm, although for what it does, it is considered light weight. But if you are looking for a one lens solution, perhaps for travel, this will do the job. If you add the 35mm 1.8 and the wide angle on your cell phone (and even wider lens attachments), you will have 99.99% of the lens equipment you will ever need.