Nikon AF-P NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR Lens - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A.

2025-02-12T04:23:29

The Nikon 70-300 is a fun lens to use. Quality of images is wonderful.

CAROLE S.

2023-11-26T18:00:08

Good, as Nikon always is.

BOBBY L.

2023-03-02T05:20:20

Love this lens, has a really fast focus, outstanding picture quality. I have the 200-500, but wanted something to hike with and this does a really good job.

MICHAEL S.

2022-06-16T15:53:52

Afraid my ?back ordered? lens would not arrive in time for our South America trip, I bought another similar brand second hand. When the NIKON arrived I used both lenses to photograph a LACROSSE game! The NIKON with VR absolutely shined! It?s lightweight and perfect for travel and produces outstanding photos on my D850!

GEOFFREY S.

2022-05-02T18:05:52

I replaced a 55-300 DX lens with this one to go along with my D7500. I use it primarily to take pictures of youth soccer games, but also a little bit of wildlife. It is a very nice lens and does the job just fine. Highly recommend for a budget friendly and portable telephoto lens.

bamroz

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2022-04-12T13:31:04

I could not be any happier! It takes wonderful photos of the squirrels and birds eating birdseed outside my apartment during daylight hours. I would buy it again, at twice the price. All of my other lenses are prime lenses, and the picture quality on this light weight zoom lenses is equal to the quality I get on the primes. Years ago, I bought a zoom lens (24-125mm) to use with my film camera, and the photos were full of distortion. After that experience , I decided to only use prime lenses, until now. For indoor photos, I still stick with my 1.8 aperture primes.

JERRY W.

2022-03-17T15:47:29

Everything I expected from this lens!

SCOTT C.

2021-12-13T12:54:56

Purchased upgrade from older 70-300G VR version. Much faster and precise focusing on my D7100 and Z5 with FTZ. Sharper than the older G version in the 200-300mm range though still a bit softer at 250-300 range than shorter FLs of this lens and much better than the older lens. Best sharpness at 300mm seems to be at f/8. Quite usable throughout focal range. Not as sharp as the 300PF but costs less than1/3 as much. A great bargain for a zoom in this range. On Z5 a perfect and affordable complement to the Z 24-70 S f/4

CRAIG S.

2021-09-01T13:33:29

I really like this lens. It's great for bird photos without breaking the bank, easy to carry, and a super match with a D7500.

DAVID H.

2021-07-04T09:28:12

I?ve used this lens for portraits and landscape. It does a really good job. Impressive.

ROGER B.

2021-06-24T09:11:25

It?s a great starter lens Have used it for both portrait and landscape work with very good results.

ROGER B.

2021-06-14T08:17:00

Love this lens. The VR works exceptionally well at slower shutter speeds giving you the ability to keep the ISO low. Can?t beat the price vs quality.

SCOTT H.

2021-06-13T20:07:18

Very fast auto focusing. Excellent picture quality.

Stephen W.

2021-06-13T11:38:18

I purchased this lens to complement my 24-70 on my Z7II. The first few photos came out great, we will put it to the test when we head to Ruidosa NM next week.

Elaine B.

2021-05-13T18:24:04

This lens was NOT compatible with my Nikon D40 camera; had to send it back. The lens looked and felt very nice. Customer Service was very receptive to assisting me with my return.

SYLVIA B.

2021-04-18T09:34:12

I bought this lens to supplement the kit 24-120 on my Nikon D780. It has a nice feel and smooth zoom. The focus is spot on and fast. It is very quiet without any of the chatter I heard with my DX VR lens. At 26 oz, it?s not that heavy and balances well with the weight of the FX camera. Tripod mount to the camera will work just fine. It mounts quite snugly to the body but I think that is additional dust protection. I think the combination of lenses will be a little better quality than just one 24-300 mm which I had before on my D7100. I also bought the Lowepro 11x18 cm soft case. It fits fine. Any smaller one will be too snug with the sun shield.

Rob M.

2021-04-08T12:31:07

So far so good. I had the prior AF-S model and that died on me after almost 10 years so I picked this up. It is definitely faster and Sharper than the prior model.

GEOFFREY R.

2021-02-04T17:22:54

I can't say enough good about this lens. Sharp, great range, quiet, balanced, and really compact for it's range. It isn't an f4 or f2.8 lens, but with good lenses, understanding it's limitations, and good technique you'll be happy with this lens. It was the last lens I sold when I want mirrorless, and the first lens I bought when I went back to f-mount. :)

ORENTHAL C.

2020-10-28T04:50:34

Been using it on my Z5 and Z50 adapted of course and af is still fast and accurate. Good color and contrast. Has a little more reach and a bit "faster" than the new Z kit that you can purchase with the Z5.

David J.

2020-10-09T13:42:07

Excellent condition lens that works great; shipping was fast.

MICHAEL S.

2020-07-28T08:21:59

I am so impressed with this lens it is so sharp at all focal lengths and every aperture. It is just as sharp as my 70 200 f2.8 and I gained another 100mm.

RONALD B.

2020-07-16T11:44:28

This beautiful lens arrived here just a few days ago and it is a wonder. Super-fast and amazingly sharp autofocus, smooth operation of the zoom, vibration reduction works and works quite well, And, it renders great pics with extremely accurate colors.

Dave D.

2020-07-10T08:11:07

Amazing lens compared to the mechanical focus, non-VR lens that I replaced. The AF-P is very quiet, fast and precise. The VR helps immensely when you really don't want to use a tripod.

CRAIG Y.

2020-06-03T10:43:48

I was not very happy with this lens and returned it.

Kenneth H.

2020-04-29T20:00:00

I purchased this zoom lens as an affordable replacement for a manual focus zoom lens from the film era. This zoom is sharper on digital, and so fits the bill. I wish the zooming collar were smoother, as it feels like dull drag. (I would want a more expensive zoom lens, if I used this focal range more than I do.) The sharpness and color produced are impressive on video, using the D750. The camera was able to track lateral movement, but the camera did not do well with movement approaching the camera.The lens focus is accurate with video; it is up to the camera to keep up. The attached photo of a dog was shot at ISO 800 as was needed to get 1/500 sec shutter at the maximum aperture of f/5.6 under heavy overcast.

Piper

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2020-03-26T10:25:59

Extremely sharp works all the time in both DX and FX, cannot be any more pleased with this lens.

WILLIAM H.

2020-03-09T07:25:47

I purchased this lens to use with my D7200. So far I have successfully used it to capture the Blue Angels practicing for their winter season. This lens is sharp and the focus is quick, quick enough to lock on to fast moving F-18 Hornets flying by. Image quality is great with this lens, and while it is somewhat large, I think it's a good compromise when compared to more expensive, larger lenses.

ANDY C.

2020-03-04T15:23:56

Covers a decent zoom range. Handy and lightweight, VR produces great photos!

KIM D.

2020-02-03T14:22:34

Fantastic lens for twice the money. Exactly what I wanted and needed. Came quickly, packed to protect it.

Russell W.

2020-02-03T04:46:43

When I saw that they had this lens refurbished, I pulled the trigger, as I wanted a lens with some reach ( I have a 17-140mm DX, but the reach was wanting ), as usual, the package arrived unmolested, by the shipping companies, ( thanks for packing it right ), well after inspecting it, loaded it on the camera ( a Nikon D7500 ),and put a Hoya lens protector on and the first thing I noticed was how lite it is and how smooth the zoom was, anyways headed to the Houston Zoo, a few days later and walked around for about 2-2.5 hours, about half way, during my vist, I noticed, that this lens will not weigh you down, actually the only thing I was worried about is the other people bumping in to me, (I use the "Clutch" strap, as it gives me better control, of the camera/lens), anyways had a great time shooting, and when I got to the computer and started to do some Post Processing, I was pleasantly surprised at the fidelity of the photos, and hand held at the 300mm reach, ( the VR really does a good job, had my doubts, but it really work well ) ... all in all I'm glad I purchased this lens, and the photos at the long end are very good, to my eyes, this is a great lens for walking around, kinda long for that purpose, but once you get used to it, you'll get some great shots

JESSICA S.