Customer Ratings & Reviews

The reach is great, and my pictures are awesome!!!

This lens is phenomenal! It is built to last as you can tell by how heavy it is. The zoom and focus ring are sturdy, and the buttons on the side of the lens are nice and stiff so they do not move around unintended. The lens crystal clear and great for wildlife photography.

I had to pick between either upgrading my lens or upgrading the body (currently own a D3400). This was most definitely the better choice of the two. Fantastic sharpness and build for the price. A monopod or tripod is recommended.

The long focal length of this lens along with the VR (vibration reduction) makes this a great lens for capturing some very nice close-ups of eagles, deer and other wildlife that's hard to capture. Putting this on my backup DX format camera and this becomes a 750mm lens.

Nice bokeh on bird photography. A bit on heavy side but nice and firm grip. Using it with a D750. Good autofocus.

I use this lens together with a Nikon D500 and they are the perfect match for each other. The image quality is amazing and sharp. It has great autofocus. The image stabilisation is great. This is my primary lens for wildlife photography. It's a must buy if you have a Nikon D500!

All around versatility a must have for wildlife photography! Very reasonable price for the quality of the lens and a tremendous amount of functional adjustments !

Bought this for my wife as a Christmas present. She loves to photograph birds especially birds of prey. She absolutely loves this lens because it allows her to zoom in on hawks soaring hundreds of feet away. She has since opened a print etsy shop for her photographs and has received positive reviews!

This is by far the best value Nikon offers in the super telephoto range. Excellent sharpness through the entire range.Is it as sharp as the 600mm f/4? No. But it doesn't cost $12,000, either. I highly recommend getting one of these. Best Buy has them. B&H Photo has them on backorder.

I have been taking photographs with slur's for approx. 14 years and have to say the I am truly impressed with this lens. Even wide open at 500mm it is outstanding. Very close close to what I was seeing out of my 70-200 f2.8 and better than my 100-300 f4 Sigma which was a great lens. Well worth the money

So excited to use this lens! I did some test shots to see how far away I could get a decent shot of something. I focused on a hummingbird that was on the top branch of a tree in my yard and it turned out great!

I am learning to use this lens with my D7100 Nikon camera, Haven't had a lot of time for that but I am making opportunities. I was blessed with this as a gift for Christmas from my family. I am hoping to get great photos of wildlife as well as many other things.

For extreme zooms, wildlife, sports lens this lens is as sharp as it gets, for a zoom. Just by dollars per pound when I compared to other lens the Nikon is much more substantial. The other factor is the fact that in the rare occurrence that this lens needs service, parts are available from Nikon.

This lens is my favorite. I use this for aviation photography but it is quite heavy if you are just holding it. Your arms will get fatigued after a while. Quality is amazing though.

I love this thing! Able to take pictures of birds in flight and of the moon as well that turn out sharp.

Great lens sharp enough for my amateur photography, not so heavy worked well with d500.

Wasn’t sure about how lens would work on pictures I wanted to shot, but worked out great, pictures were clear and sharp.

This is my second lens, should have learned from the first purchase. Set screws continue to come loose and interfere with telephoto operation.

purchased this lens for photographing wild life and sports. Needed to replace my heavy 500 mm lens with something lighter and adjustable . the nikon 200-500 fits the bill . Tried other brands and the nikon worked best for me with it's sharpness and colors.

Love this lense Nikon did a great job with the glass And works well with my camera