User Reviews for Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S at TestFreaks.com

Overall 6

OK all around lens.

Graywoodworking, Nikon

27 July 2012

Summary: Compact and light weight compared to my 24-70 f/2.8 or 70-200 f/2.8. This makes it a nice all around lens for traveling. I took it to Hawaii and got some nice shots.
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Overall 6

Too heavy for a walk around lens

artist, cameta.com

2 May 2012

Excerpt: This is a very good lens but I had to return it due to it's excessive weight
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Overall 6

Be Aware of Some Limits on the Long End

Roy Abbott, Amazon

29 April 2012

Summary: I purchased the 28-300mm Nikkor zoom as a convenient all purpose walk around lens for my D700. In most respects it has performed fairly well in that capacity.
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Overall 6

Great Lens for the Price, but overall Middle of the Road Performance

M. Palozzola, Amazon

28 March 2012

Summary: Let me start by saying I am not displeased with this lens. I actually LOVE the lens, my three star rating is simply for what COULD have been done better.
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Overall 6

Several Shortcomings

Dr Cato, Amazon

23 March 2012

Summary: I've owned this lens for two months and have come upon two significant shortcomings in that time. First, there is significant vignetting (darkening of the picture in the...
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Overall 6

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tj, Nikon

14 April 2011

Summary: Not very sharp. Poor low light performance. Not worth the price I paid.
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Overall 6

Good all purpose lens for FX or DX.

NikonFan, Nikon

14 April 2011

Summary: This lens has average optical quality, but if
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Overall 6

NOT SO HOT FOR AN FX BODY

Carl W. Alvers, Amazon

23 February 2011

Summary: My best friend and I both bought this lens as a "walking around" lens for our D3X bodies. Both of us have D700 bodies as well.
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Overall 6

Good focal range, moderate image quality

J. Howe, Amazon

29 December 2010

Summary: I purchased this lens to use on my D700. The focal range of the lens and relatively compact size make this a good lens for travel, although it isn't a light lens.
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Overall 6

A good travel lens, but beware

Chong Yip, Amazon

27 December 2010

Summary: This is a good travel lens. High zoom power and very good image quality in most cases. Treat this lens like a f/5.6 fixed aperature lens however - The f/3.5 available at...
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