On the plus side, I did not experience much “hunting”, at least in good light. This isn't particularly bothersome if you're photographing stationary subjects, but can pose difficulties when trying to shoot sports. When it comes to AF, the 55-300mm zoom is surprisingly slow for a modern AF Nikkor, and is probably the slowest focusing lens in the AF-S line-up. Polariser users should take note that the 58mm filter thread rotates on focus. There are hard stops at both ends of the range, making it easy to set focus at infinity. The AF-S Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens has a very narrow focus ring located in front of the – much wider – zoom ring. The 55-300mm VR Nikkor ships with a dedicated plastic hood (HB-57) and a soft case (CL-1020).Īt the 55mm end of the zoom range, the angle of view is 28° 50', which is a little bit tighter than that of an 80mm lens on a 35mm body.Īt the 300mm end, the angle of view narrows to 5° 20'. The lens is not claimed to be weatherproof but there is a rubber seal around the lens mount that should provide basic dust protection. The AF-S Nikkor 55-300mm lens may have a lot of plastic parts, but the lens mount is, thankfully, made of metal. The lens has no distance scale and no focus limiter, either.
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Likewise, the lens has a built-in auto-focus motor that allows AF operation on every Nikon DX camera body, including entry-level offerings like the D3100 or D5100, but – unlike with most other AF-S lenses – focusing is not internal, and manual focusing is not possible when the focus mode selector is set to the 'A' position, as shown above. There's an on-off switch on the lens barrel, but there's no choice between active and normal modes. One one hand, it has Vibration Reduction on board – hence the VR abbreviation in the product name – on the other, it isn't as sophisticated as on some other Nikon lenses. In terms of features, the Nikon AF-S Nikkor DX 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR is a bit of a mixed bag. Zooming is not internal – as you can see, the front extends considerably upon zooming to 300mm. On our test sample, the zooming action was very smooth, but I've come across a few copies that had somewhat stiffer zoom rings – this is something to watch out for when shopping for this lens. The zoom ring is wide and ridged, and zoom creep is not an issue. Most of the outer parts are plastic – contributing the light weight of the lens –, but the optical elements are made of high-grade glass. It may look a little out of proportion on the smaller D5100 or D3100, though.īuild quality is pretty decent for a consumer zoom. Weighing in at approximately 580 grams, the AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f4.5-5.6G is fairly lightweight for a 5.5x telezoom lens, and as seen in the photo above, complements the Nikon D7000 well. The Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens mounted on a Nikon D7000 body The AF-S Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR is currently available for £259.99 / $349.95 in the UK and the US, respectively. The optical formula comprises 17 lens elements arranged in 11 groups, including 2 ED glass elements and one high-refractive-index element. Offering a 35mm equivalent focal range of 82.5-450mm, the Nikon 55-300mm VR lens features a built-in auto-focus motor, Vibration Reduction and an iris diaphragm with nine rounded blades for a soft rendering of the out-of-focus areas. The Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR is a 5.5x telephoto zoom lens designed to complement the 18-55mm kit zoom that comes bundled with many cropped-sensor Nikon digital SLR cameras.
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