Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Beautiful lens. Sure beats carrying multiple lenses for your portrait shots and scene shots. Will be using it for all my travels. Would recommend it any Nikon user.

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Great! Not too heavy. Ease of focus. Love it!

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My new Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens is awesome. I traded in a Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II lens for this new lens. To my surprise, the new Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens yields sharper photos, even at maximum zoom, with more accurate color, than my 18-200 lens. In addition, Crutchfield's lens included a quality Lowepro lens case, filter and of course, great customer support. B&H offers the same lens for the same price as Crutchfield, but....B&H's lens does not include the Lowepro case and a cheaper filter. And the big catch, B&H's lens package was for a "Grey Market" version of this lens. No US warranty. Thank you Crutchfield for such a great lens and great customer service!

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Fantastic lens with ease of use and crisp details on all pictures. If you want to carry only one lens while traveling - this is the one. Beautiful lens.

Pros: The one lens to carry.

Cons: There are none.

Outstanding lens. This lens replaced two of my existing lenses with much higher quality. Perfect for my Nikon D7100.

Pros: Very high quality lens.

Cons: None

Great lens, great results! The pictures are sharp and clear, yet produce beautiful soft effects when zooming in and using it as a macro lens. I've gotten some clear, sharp subjects (flowers, bees, bugs 'n stuff) when fully zooming in and being only about 6" from the subject. Great for the wee tiny Spring weed flowers. The blended colors of the background serve as a beautiful backdrop for the object. To be able to zoom in on a close-up picture and then immediately zoom out to capture something static or moving at a great distance away and in the next minute get another great picture in the middle makes it a great all around lens to have.

Pros: Being able to shoot both great close ups as well as great pictures zooming in on subjects far away and in the middle. I would recommend it to anyone wanting a large array of A+, #1 possibilities with just one lens. What a joy it is!

Cons: Perhaps a bit heavy for some, but the great results and possibilities far outweigh the extra weight. I no longer notice or pay attention to the extra weight, so I really do not consider it a con - just something to quickly get used to.

Great lens a bit heavy but no more switching and missing opportunites

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Its sharp-A great all in one travel lens with vr- best option if you can manage 5.6 aperture at 300mm. I would suggest you pair it with a 180F 2.8.

Pros: Feels like a lens-One zoom that does it all.

Cons: none

This is a solid lens. The zoom is magnificent. Picture quality is great. I am heading to Paris in a couple days and I can not wait to begin shooting there. This is my zoom lens.

Pros: Great picture quality and range of zoom

Cons: This lens has some weight to it.

I'm mostly interested in nature photography, so this lens is the perfect match for my photography needs. I've only owned the camera (Nikon D7100) and lens for a few weeks, but already, I've been able to capture shots I'd otherwise have missed in the past, because of having to change lenses. The lens size and weight makes the camera a bit heavy, so a tripod, especially on set-up shots and tele-photo shots, is more necessary. That's a very small trade-off for the versatility of this lens.

Pros: Not having to change lenses means fewer missed opportunities. It also means less equipment to carry.

Cons: Lens size and weight makes the camera a bit heavy.

The best as a walking around lens. Very fast focusing, great for those quick landscape photos, yet you're able to still get those close-ups. You can dump a lot of extra lenses when traveling...you need just this one! By the way, some complain that it's heavy. If you're used to shooting with a telephoto in the 55-300 range, there really is no difference in weight. Crutchfield is the BEST when it comes to service.

Pros: Terrific focal range, fast, decent color

Cons: None so far

I couldn't believe it. After taking the picture and uploading in my laptop . They are FANTASTIC.

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Very fast, very sharp and very versatile lens.

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A fantastic lens, and a great alternative to having to lug around a 18-55mm+55-300mm lens. Not only it is sharper and faster to focus than the 55-300, but not having to switch lenses when in a hurry, is a big advantage. It is on the heavy side, but well worth it.

Pros: Great range, sharp images, fantastic VR II vibration reduction, f/3.5 at 18mm.

Cons: A little heavier than the 18-200mm, but not too bad.