Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Super Telephoto Zoom lens with Optical Image stabilization and APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Nikon F (DX) mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Good |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Excellent |
| Street | Good |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Very Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Average |
Reasons to Buy Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| Autofocus |
| Distance Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Versatile Lens with a Zoom Ratio of 16x |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR is compatible with cameras that have Nikon F (DX) lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon F (DX) lenses are Nikon D3500, Nikon D7500 and Nikon D5600.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR has a maximum diameter of 83mm and total length of 120mm when not extended . It weighs 830g / 29.3 oz.
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR has a filter thread of 77mm.
Focal Range
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR has a focal range of 18-300mm and 16.7X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 27-450mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR 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.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.32x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.32x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 18mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f32 at 300mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
18mm
|
F3.5 |
F22 |
|
300mm
|
F5.6 |
F32 |
Optical Formula
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR's optical formula consists of 19 elements in 14 groups .
Lens Hood
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is HB-58.
Body Colour
Nikon 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR is available in Black color.
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