nikon 70-300 vr any good

[sam_51]

nikon 70-300 vr. Is this a good lense just wondering
im looking to get something to get good shot's of motorsport.

[sam_51]

any one ever used one? how much would you say i could get one for

[LeeP]

It's actually a good piece of glass :) I've had one for a while but haven't used it too much due to the 70-200VR taking over.

I'll be sticking it in the for sale section in the next couple of days or so.

I'll put some pictures up tomorrow showing bekoh / low light work if you like?

[sam_51]

how come you use the 70- 200 more is it a better lense? and yes any pics you have got would be good. whats the price :-)

[Wile E. coyote]

I have one, they retail for about £300 at the moment, see camera price buster (http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod203.html). Its a great lens for the money, nice and sharp and the VR is excellent, managed to get sharp shots hand held at 300mm with a shutter speed of 1/60 sec.

[LeeP]

Hey Sam

The 70-200 VR is a 2.8 aperture throughout, internal focusing and lots of glass :) The 70-300 though it has a better reach, but the aperture is smaller and falls to 5.6 at 300mm.

It's still very sharp, and i've never experienced any chromatic abberation at any focal lenghts. 70mm is a little soft wide open, and vignetting is ever so slightly visible, but for the money it's much better than the Sigma 70-300 APO DG for example :)

[mattyh]

lee... wanna swap for a couple of tickets to a local gig? ;)

[LeeP]

LMFAO!

I'll be wanting at least £225 for the old lass :thumbs:

[mattyh]

:shake: Worth a try ;)

EDIT: Really sorry for the blatant thread jacking :D

[Dogfish_magnet]

I was very disappointed when i first got this lens - i found it virtually impossible to get a sharp picture and was just about ready to send it to Nikon when i tried it without the skylight filter i had fitted from new - it was like a new lens and I'm quite pleased with the results now :thumbs:

any poor quality shots are now solely down to me .

heres a couple of examples

1st
1/1600s
F5.3
ISO 200
195mm

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/lamb_looking.jpg


2nd

1/500
F9
iso 500
300mm

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/bodyboard.jpg

[Ewan]

I really like it. Not sure about motorsports.

My pride and joy photo taken with it :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1412/1328942164_e78b328428_o.jpg

[FRAZEL]

My Nikon D80 came with a 18-70 lens and was advised to buy the Sigma 70 -300 APO but I tried the 70-300 VR first and was impressed not just with the image sharpness hand held but the build quality also.I would recommend it but I`d listen to the more experienced on the forum as I`m still clambering up the learning curve myself.

[Wile E. coyote]

I had (have still got infact) the Sigma 70-300mm but the non APO version, the Nikon blows the sigma out of the water. The Sigma was soft at 200-300mm, had really bad chromatic abberation . The Nikon is super sharp in comparison and I've only seen chromatic abberation once and that was on a hazy day shooting the warship that was there for the Sunderland Airshow and it was only a slight amount.

[strax]

I think it's a good lens too. I bought one to replace my nikon 70-300G lens. It is a lot faster at focusing plus sharper too. OH and the VR is great:)

This was taken at 300mm and 1/60th
http://www.pbase.com/straxx/image/94227703/original.jpg

probably not the best but my first attempt at wildlife:|

[Joe T]

Just get it! They go for around £300-£330 in the UK. :D

[sam_51]

I really like it. Not sure about motorsports.

My pride and joy photo taken with it :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1412/1328942164_e78b328428_o.jpg

not sure about motor sport is this lense gunna be up to it then?

[Joe T]

The lens will be good for motorsport, I'm fairly sure about that.