Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR is an Auto Focus (AF)
Superzoom Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Nikon F (FX) mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR is compatible with cameras that have Nikon F (FX) lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon F (FX) lenses are Nikon D6, Nikon D780 and Nikon D3500.
Focal Range
Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR has a focal range of 28-300mm and 10.7X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 42 - 450mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Nikon 28-300mm 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 28-300mm 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.
Zoom Lock
Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR 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.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.32x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.5m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.32x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Nikon 28-300mm 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 28mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f38 at 300mm .
Optical Formula
Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR's optical formula consists of 19 elements in 14 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 ED glass elements
- 3 aspherical elements
Lens Hood
Nikon 28-300mm 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-50.
Body Colour
Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR is available in Black color.
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