Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Super Telephoto Zoom lens with Optical Image stabilization and 1" max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
Nikon 1 cameras.
What type of photography is the Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Reasons to Buy Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| Autofocus |
| Zoom Lock |
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| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Wide end |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 is compatible with cameras that have a Nikon 1 lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon 1 lenses are Nikon 1 J5, Nikon 1 S2 and Nikon 1 J4.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 has a maximum diameter of 73mm and total length of 108mm when not extended. It weighs 560g / 19.8 oz.
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 has a filter thread of 62mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6:
Focal Range
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 has a focal range of 70-300mm and 4.3X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 189-810mm when used on a 1" format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
The Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 has a Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
Aperture
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4.5 and a minimum aperture of f16 at 70mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f16 at 300mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
70mm
|
F4.5 |
F16 |
|
300mm
|
F5.6 |
F16 |
Optical Formula
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6's optical formula consists of 16 elements in 10 groups . Special elements used in this design is ED glass elements.
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