Nikon F 70-300mm lens - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 70-300mm lens is a telephoto

Telephoto lens

In photography and cinematography, a telephoto lens is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is achieved by incorporating a special lens group known as a telephoto group that extends the light path to create a long-focus...

zoom

Zoom lens

A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length can be varied, as opposed to a fixed focal length lens...

lens

Photographic lens

A camera lens is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.While in principle a simple convex lens will suffice, in...

made by Nikon

Nikon

, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...

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The lens has an F-mount

Nikon F-mount

The Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35 mm SLR cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three lug bayonet mount with a 44 mm throat and a flange to focal plane distance of 46.5 mm...

to work with all the SLRs line of cameras (except the early 70-300G with the D40).

The lens comes in three different versions.

AF 4-5.6G
AF 4-5.6D ED
AF-S 4.5-5.6G IF-ED

It is the successor of the 70-210 lens

Nikon F 70-210mm lens

The 70-210mm lens is a telephoto zoom lens made by Nikon. The lens has an F-mount to work with all compatible Nikon SLRs and DSLRs.As opposed to the various 2.8 versions of the 70-210 Focal length, the f/4 and slower versions of such lenses are marketed to amateurs, taking into account their less...

, which targets the prosumer market, one grade lower than 80-200mm

Nikon F 80-200mm lens

Nikon has manufactured 9 different zoom lenses in this focal length range:4.5 MK-I4.5 MK-II4.0 AI-S2.8 ED AI-S2.8D ED AF MK-I2.8D ED AF MK-II2.8D IF-ED AF MK-III4.5-5.6D AF Macro2.8D IF-ED AF-S...

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

Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G AF-S Zoom-Nikkor

The 55-200mm AF-S lens is a medium telephoto zoom lens manufactured by Nikon for use on Nikon DX format digital SLR cameras. It comes in two variants:* 55-200mm 4-5.6G ED AF-S DX, released in 2005...

lens, its construction is similar, with the exterior shell being fabricated from plastic components. 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 Image stabilization Image stabilization is a family of techniques used to reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera during exposure. Specifically, it compensates for pan and tilt of a camera or other imaging device. It is used in image-stabilized binoculars, still and video cameras, and astronomical...	No		Yes
Silent Wave Motor	No		Yes
Maximum aperture Aperture In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,...	4-5.6		4.5-5.6
Minimum aperture Aperture In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,...	32		32-40
Weight	425 g	505 g	745 g
Maximum diameter	74 mm		80 mm
Length	116.5 mm	116 mm	143.5 mm
Filter diameter	62 mm		67 mm
Horizontal viewing angle Angle of view In photography, angle of view describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera. It is used interchangeably with the more general term field of view....
Vertical viewing angle Angle of view In photography, angle of view describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera. It is used interchangeably with the more general term field of view....
Diagonal viewing angle Angle of view In photography, angle of view describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera. It is used interchangeably with the more general term field of view....
Groups/elements	9/13		12/17
# of diaphragm Diaphragm (optics) In optics, a diaphragm is a thin opaque structure with an opening at its center. The role of the diaphragm is to stop the passage of light, except for the light passing through the aperture... blades	9
Closest focusing distance	1.5 metres
Release date	24 March 2001	25 March 1998	9 August 2006
MSRP Suggested retail price The manufacturer's suggested retail price , list price or recommended retail price of a product is the price which the manufacturer recommends that the retailer sell the product. The intention was to help to standardise prices among locations... $ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

Specifications

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