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(More customer reviews)I used this lens for about a year with both film and digital. In general, it's a decent lens for the price. Even though it's ED (extralow dispersion), I do get purple fringing on high-contrast subjects at long (telephoto) zoom. Since I do wild bird photography, this would show up as purplish bird beaks and twigs against a bright sky. Annoying. On the other hand, it has produced some excellent portraits and even wildlife photos where contrast wasn't excessive.
Doing a side-by-side test w/ the help of a camera store and a D70, I compared this lens to both 80-400/5.6 VR (nikon) and Tamron 200-500/6.3. All three were "good", but the Nikon VR was sharpest (Tamron roughly similar to ED), and also lost the least contrast (Tamron somewhere in the middle, ED worst), and the ED and Tamron lenses both appeared to kill color very slightly (not a big deal). Only the ED showed purple fringe w/ high contrast.
But although the 70-300 ED wasn't stellar in these tests, I still prefer it for backpacking due to the low weight and size (and robustness), and I rely on the 80-400 VR for serious wildlife photography where I can tolerate the weight/size in exchange for image stabilization and sharp optics.
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The Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF Zoom-Nikkor Lens is a superb optical instrument that's compatible with virtually every Nikon camera working today; and, of course, virtually every Nikon camera that wasn't run over by a steamroller being used by someone, somewhere, today! Dimensions - 2.9 Diameter x 4.6 Length Weight - 18.2 ounces Includes Front and Rear lens caps, Nikon HB-15 Lens Hood Optional Case - Nikon CL-72
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