The 70-300mm lens is a telephoto zoom lens made by Nikon. The lens has an F-mount to work with all the SLRs line of cameras (except the early 70-300G with the D40), although the more recent AF-P lenses will not focus on film SLRs or older DSLRs (roughly before 2013).
The lens comes in seven different versions: AF 4-5.6D AF 4-5.6D ED AF 4-5.6G AF-S 4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR AF-P 4.5-6.3G ED DX AF-P 4.5-6.3G ED VR DX AF-P 4.5-5.6E ED VR
It is the successor of the 70-210 lens, which targets the prosumer market, one grade lower than 80-200mm with large aperture.
Introduced in August 2006, the current incarnation of the lens (AF-S VR 4.5-5.6G IF-ED) improves on the original with VR stabilization technology as well as with internally focusing components (IF). More expensive than its partner 55-200mm lens, its construction is similar, with the exterior shell being fabricated from plastic components. This is extremely lightweight telephoto lens. It also shares a similarly stiff zoom ring with the 55-200mm, although a side benefit of this is that zoom creep is eliminated. Unlike the 55-200, the 70-300mm lens is full-frame. Also, the longer barrel length allowed the focus ring to be relocated in front of the zoom ring, making manual focus operations simpler.
Specifications
Attribute AF 4-5.6G AF 4-5.6D ED AF-S VR 4.5-5.6G IF-ED Vibration Reduction No Yes Silent Wave Motor No Yes Maximum aperture 4-5.6 4.5-5.6 Minimum aperture 32 32-40 Weight425 g505 g745 g Maximum diameter74 mm80 mm Length116.5 mm116 mm143.5 mm Filter diameter 62 mm 67 mm Horizontal viewing angle Vertical viewing angle Diagonal viewing angle Groups/elements 9/13 12/17 # of diaphragm blades9 Closest focusing distance 1.5 metres Release date 24 March 2001 25 March 1998 9 August 2006 MSRP $
See also List of Nikon compatible lenses with integrated autofocus-motor Nikon F 70-210mm lens Nikon F 80-200mm lens Canon EF 70-300mm lens
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