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Item # 0542223 | MFR # 2223
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If you're a serious Nikon enthusiast in the market for a high-performance telephoto lens that won't weigh you down, check out Nikon's lightest, most compact 300mm ever. This lens owes its incredible sharpness and travel-friendly size to a revolutionary Nikon-designed Phase Fresnel (PF) lens element — a first for Nikon's DSLR lens lineup. The PF element, which appears to have concentric circles engraved on its surface, virtually eliminates chromatic aberration and ghosting compared to standard glass lens elements. It also allows Nikon to use fewer elements for substantial savings in size and weight.
Nikon equipped this lens with advanced VR Vibration Reduction for up to an impressive 4.5 extra stops of shutter speed, allowing blur-free shooting without a tripod. You can choose from multiple VR modes when you want you shoot sports and action, or mount your rig to a tripod. And instantly switch from AF to manual focus with just a twist of the focus ring, thanks to manual focus override. A precision electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism ensures consistent exposures, especially when shooting at high frame rates. And to keep your images sparkling, Nikon uses a fluorine coating on the front lens element to repel dust, smudges, dirt, and grease for easier cleaning.
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Owner's manual
Exceptional lens - tack sharp focus and considerably lighter than other 300mm or similarly sized lenses. Hand-held works well. Great birding and landscape lens. Speed of order processing, shipping and delivery by Crutchfield second to none.
John, Sanford, NC
Average Customer Review(s):
Exceptional lens - tack sharp focus and considerably lighter than other 300mm or similarly sized lenses. Hand-held works well. Great birding and landscape lens. Speed of order processing, shipping and delivery by Crutchfield second to none.
Pros: size and weight
Cons: None
I am using the lens primarily for bird photography. It's small size and weight make it an ideal lens to carry around. Also has very fast focus.
Pros: Light weight
Cons: Price
This lens gives great resolution when used with the Nikon 810. The auto-focus is quick and worked very well with small backyard songbirds, hand-held. It is light and easy to use without a tripod.
Pros: Great resolution, quick auto-focus, AR, lightweight, works well with 1.4 and 1.7 teleconverters, feels well balanced on Nikon 810, will be my selected lens for hikes ! Much easier to use than the new Nikon 200-500mm. Main advantage over my other prime telephoto Nikon lenses is the light weight.
Cons: None so far ! I am pleased with the auto-focus, but is does slow down at higher f stops. I have not had problems with the focus ring as described by other reviewers.
Very nice and light lens that is very sharp, tracks and focuses well, even with the 1.4X attached. A bit expensive but I am not unhappy I purchased it.
Pros: Light, fast and sharp, seems to be built well.. very easy to carry around with even with a 1.4X TC and gets you420MM on a lens that wont weight you down or give you a back ache.
Cons: Price is a bit high, but then I think all Nikon Lenses are..You have to be very careful holding this lens in AF that you dont turn the focus ring while shooting since you fingers or palm rest on the focus ring at least Mine do, a slight turn of ring will get you a blurred image in AFS if you happen turn it by accident, not so much single shot but ff you shoot a burst and inadvertently turn the focus ring a hair it will go out of focus until you refocus
This lightweight lens is remarkable. I detect no decrease in sharpness stopping down from f/4 to f/5.6, which I can say about very few lenses. It tracks AF well on my D800 and produces contrasty images edge-to-edge. I have used it extensively with the TC-14E III and TC-20E III and found it to produce excellent results. I'm very happy using it wide-open with the 1.4x TC @ 420mm f/5.6 and it still focuses reasonably fast. With 2x TC I find only a small improvement stopping down from f/8 to f/10, but AF is very slow @ 600mm f/8. The VR works well and I've taken sharp shots @ 600mm and 1/40 sec and sometimes at 1/20 sec.
Pros: Lightweight and small, takes TCs well, VR very impressive.
Cons: I wish the AF was faster (without TCs) than it is. If you're used to the 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II, you'll be disappointed by the AF speed. I've tried the TC-14E III on the 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II and it focuses much faster @ 280mm f/4 than the 300mm f/4E does.
Just fantastic for hand held shooting. Finally I am no stuck behind the tripod any more. Great for birds and my grandsons soccer games
Pros: Fast autofocus, lightweight and more than excellent sharpness.
Cons: None!!
| General | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mount Type | Nikon F-mount | |
| Sensor Size | Full frame | |
| Image Stabilization | Yes | |
| Lens Type | Telephoto | |
| Focal Length | 300mm | |
| Maximum Aperture | f/4 | |
| Weight | 26.6 ounces | |
| Parts Warranty | 5 Years w/registration | |
| Labor Warranty | 5 Years w/registration | |
Features
Specifications
Warranty Information
Overview: The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens is a telephoto prime lens. It is optimized for FX-format cameras, but can be used with DX-format cameras. It is ideal for fashion, portraits, nature, wildlife, sports, action, photojournalism, and more. The lens comes with the HB-73 lens hood and the CL-M3 Semi-soft lens case.
Phase Fresnel: The lens features a Nikon-designed Phase Fresnel (PF) lens element, which compensates for chromatic aberration and ghosting when combined with ordinary glass lens elements. The PF lens element, which is based upon the Phase Fresnel lens, allows Nikon engineers to use fewer lens elements, resulting in a more compact and lightweight lens.
Vibration Reduction: Vibration Reduction improves image stability by automatically compensating for camera shake. In this 300mm lens, Vibration Reduction creates a stabilizing effect equivalent to a shutter speed increase of 4.5 stops (in Normal mode). This is especially helpful for taking blur-free hand-held images in low light.
Silent Wave Motor (SWM): The exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables fast, accurate, and quiet auto focus.
Focus Mode Switch: The Focus Mode switch on the barrel of the lens lets you \switch between focus modes: A/M and M/A. M/A is an auto focus mode that allows you to quickly override the auto focus by turning the focus ring. A/M (Auto-Priority Manual Mode) is primarily for auto focusing, but gives you an opportunity to adjust the focus manually by turning the focus ring farther than when the mode is set to M/A.
Focus Limit Switch: The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm lens features a focus limit switch that allows you to focus quicker when your subjects will be within a narrow range. The switch has two positions: Full (to use the entire focus range) and ∞-3m (when your subject is always at a distance of at least 9.9 feet).
Diaphragm: The lens is equipped with a rounded 9-blade diaphragm.
Warranty Terms: Nikon offers a 1-year parts and labor warranty on this lens. An additional 4-year Extended Service Coverage is available at no charge if you register the product with Nikon within 10 days of purchase.
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