Customer Ratings & Reviews

A nice lens that has good reach, is reasonably sharp and is able to focus quickly on my D7100. It does suffer in poor lighting conditions but then it doesn't claim to be able to compete with other lenses that are 4x the price.

Just as good as reviews say! Fast focus, great zoom range, not too heavy, solid build quality that I have always experienced with Nikkor lenses.

I HAVE THIS LENS ON A D7100. THE ZOOM ON THIS IS PERFECT AND EASY TO USE, COMBINE THIS WITH NIKON AUTO-FOCUS, AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE PICTURES OF MOVING THINGS IN THE DISTANCE.......JUST BECAUSE I CAN. THIS COLLECTS GREAT LIGHT AND MAKES PROFESSIONAL GRADE PICTURES. SO GLAD THAT I OWN THIS.

I purchased this with the D90 package deal, first DLSR camera I've owned. I really don't have any tech information to share , just wanted to express how happy I am with this lense. Would recommend with package deal. I attached a couple pics to show the zoom. These are the full pics, no cropping.

This lens gets amazing action pictures at the sporting events we attend. We are able to get great pictures of the kids playing soccer with no blur. The lens is heavier than some, but not too heavy that it is uncomforable to wear around the neck or hard to use. It is definitely not a lens for close up pictures, but for sporting events and distance pictures (soccer field distance) it is great.

I've had this lens almost a year now and love it. I performs well enough that it has replaced the 70-200 f2.8 as my long zoom of choice. If you use this in nearly any condition short of low light it performs well, focuses fast and gives outstanding images. Lenses like this are why I went to Nikon. If you shoot in low light a lot consider a pro lens with large aprature but if you are a normal user this lens delivers tack sharp images with or without the VR turned on. Those who have written the lens is "soft" need to work on their technique or grab a point and shoot because 300mm lenses don't get any sharper than this at any price. I know because I've shot many others. The photo of the robin nestlings was shot through a tiny opening in a hedge in deep shadow on autofocus with tricky backlighting and high ISO. That is great focus performance. It is easy to take pictures of long distance objects, blow it up and look at it but to get close and fill the frame with color and detail is the true test of a lens and this one just flat out works. Stop reading and buy it!

This is a fairly good lens. Its good part is that it is sharp, with a wide spectrum, however it has some shortcomings: 1- The F number is not low enough for a low light /low ISO photography. 2- It is lighter than Canon 70-200 I had before, thus it is less stable. 3- It is slow in focusing, especially in low light. In general I prefer the Canon lenses, which I used to use before I switched to Nikon system, but for its price I would say it is a good one to have.

Bought the lens today and starting taking pictures 5 minutes after opening the package. It is so easy to use. The focus, even at 300mm, was fast and crisp and quiet on my D5000 camera. I took the dove picture first and then used the lens to take pictures of my niece playing softball. Example pictures are loaded. This is simply a great lens.

This lens works great for baseball. Gets you close to the action, and VR makes handheld shots easy even at 300 mm. In fact, I frequently do additional cropping, and photos are clear and sharp. I have also used it for Nature photography, even with high crop, pictures are excellent.

Purchased a Nikon D5200 camera for a Christmas present for my adult daughter and Nikon/Best Buy had a holiday special offering $200 off of the purchase of this lens with the camera purchase. I couldn't pass that deal up and got this lens for my 11 year old son to use with his Nikon D3200 camera he got for Christmas in 2013. He has used this lens several times already and is looking forward to taking it on vacation this summer. I would not normally buy a lens of this quality for such a young photographer but with the special offer, it was a no-brainer. He has already gotten several amazing shoots with it.

I've used this lens for shooting surfing and it works great, I use it on a Nikon D5300 so I get a little more range out of it. Not the greatest in low light situations obviously being a 4.5-5.6 but in the daylight is a great buy.

if you are looking for a well made versatile lens that you can really reach out and get a good shot with this lens is for you. It is a little heavy but not unmanageable.

Works great, but it is heavy and I don't think taking pictures without a tripod is all too easy. But, the pictures I have taken with the tripod are great.

This lense is a little heavy however, used it at baseball game recently and the pictures were sharp at 300mm. Still experimenting but satisfied so far.

This is a great lens. I do wildlife photography with tack sharp photos. Fast focus and VR provides for excellent photos.

I just love to take pictures, I'm not a professional, i just like to have fun with my camera! I mostly got this lens for my sons sports!!! And so far it has given me the best pictures! I love my camera and my new lens!!!

I wasn't even looking for this lens when I got it. I knew I wanted it, but I had no idea I was going to stumble across it at Best Buy. I saw the lens in the open-box section, and decided I'd ask the manager if she wanted to give me a slightly better price on the lens. The lens was $700 new, $440 open box, and she gave me ANOTHER 50% off, making this amazing lens only $220!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, the lens is amazing. It's definitely a MUCH needed step up from the 50-200 that I had, and is super sharp for such a high zoom lens. For this price, who can beat it? The Norwalk team is the best!

This is an upgrade from my previous telephoto lens. Gives great zoom photos. Great quality. Very happy with my purchase.

I LOVE MY NEW ZOOM! It is easy to use, quality is excellent! I would recommend this lens to anyone looking for a zoom!

I was searching for a zoom lens for wildlife photography, and decided to purchase this one based on my experience using this particular model at work. This lens has a great reputation, and the particular one I purchased has far exceeded my expectations. I have read many complaints about the cost and weight of this lens. My opinion is that you get what you pay for when it comes to lenses. This one is a great value for a high quality package. I would purchase again, and have already recommended this model to friends. I have captured well over 5000 images with this lens, and the quality is outstanding.