Name: Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED AF-S NIKKOR VR Lens
Brand: Nikon
SKU: NK3004EU
Price: 1996.95 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (88 reviews)

Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED AF-S NIKKOR VR Lens

Nikon 300mm F/4 PF

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Nikon 300mm F/4 PF 

Capture stunning images with the Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens. Features include Vibration Reduction, fast autofocus, and exceptional build. Shop now!

Over the years, Nikon has been a pioneer in the world of photography, consistently delivering high-quality and innovative products. The AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens is no exception. This revolutionary lens is a game-changer for professional photographers and serious enthusiasts alike, offering a new level of optical performance.This lens is the world's lightest full-frame AF lens, weighing just 755g and measuring a mere 147.5mm in length. This remarkable size is achieved through the use of a Nikon-designed Phase Fresnel (PF) lens element, a first for the NIKKOR DSLR lens lineup. This unique feature not only enhances handling but also delivers exceptional sharpness and clarity with virtually no chromatic aberration or ghosting.The AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens is engineered to draw peak performance from high-resolution full-frame cameras. When combined with an Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass element and Nano Crystal Coat (N), it delivers strikingly clear, accurate images. Nikon's Silent Wave Motor (SWM) provides ultra-quiet, ultra-fast autofocusing with seamless manual override, ensuring precision and versatility in every shot.The lens also features a fast f/4 maximum aperture and a rounded nine-blade diaphragm that produces beautiful bokeh. A highly accurate electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism ensures consistent exposures, especially when shooting at high frame rates. For greater reach, this lens is compatible with most Nikon Teleconverters, allowing you to work in nearly any light, at any distance, with outstanding sharpness and contrast.The AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens also boasts 4.5 stops of Vibration Reduction (VR), providing an image stabilizing effect equivalent to a shutter speed increase of 4.5 stops. This feature enables you to capture sharp, clear handheld images in low light, of fast action, and more. Whether you're shooting fashion, portraits, nature, wildlife, sports, or action, the AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens is an indispensable tool that will help you capture stunning views of the decisive moment. Experience the power of a Phase Fresnel lens in a revolutionary 300mm format with this cutting-edge Nikon lens.

I specifically bought this Nikon 300mm PF lens to be a 600mm lens using my Nikon TC-20E III 
teleconverter and the Nikon Z9 with FTZ II adapter as I wanted to use it for travel. It is light and hand 
holdable rather than bring a heavy Nikon 180-600mm zoom lens.  Upon receipt of the UPS package, I 
immediately tested it from my second floor guest room taking images of my neighbour doing his 
landscaping and several birds on my  backyard. The images are sharp but there are instances where 
the image is a bit blurry and I can attribute this to my technique which needs to be polished to capture images of fast moving objects.

Review of the Nikon 300mm F/4E PF ED AF-S VR lens

The shots I get with this lens are so good as to be unbelievable they were shot with a 300mm lens. You can focus so close, it's like having a 300mm macro lens. I use it on a D810. I had some problems initially, especially with a 2x teleconverter (focus breathing). But I just updated the camera's firmware, and now I actually prefer to have the 300mm on the camera for outdoor work. I really don't lugging more than I need.  And I have enough experience to just 'make it work' if I have something close to what I need  

It's what I use most of the time outdoors. I also have a 500mm f/5.6, 70-200mm f/4 for more closeups, and a 24-120mm f/4 for casual and practical shots. Long ago I shed my film equipment while it was still worth something, before digital became the goto. I kept one N90s and 5 lenses. 

Back then I was dating a girl who worked at Helix Photoart. So, I got her discount. And I rented a lot of equipment. That's not so common today. But I'd definitely recommend the 300 f/4. It is just phenomenal.

Just Phenomenal

This lens is great for larger wildlife.  It is my ?go to? lens for bears, porcupines and foxes.

Nikon 300mm f/4 is great for larger wildlife.

Purchased this lens with my D850 and the sharpness of the image through the view finder is amazing, and images so far produced has exceeded my expectations for clarity. The lens is lighter than my 28 to 300 that I replaced it with.

Beautiful Lens

I can't say enough about how incredible this lens is. Small, light, super sharp, so far beyond my expectations. My 300/2.8 is going to be getting much less use now.

This Lens Alone is Enough Reason to Shoot Nikon

Love this Lens as an alternative to my 150-600.  So much lighter and the image quality is considerably better

Great Lens! Small enough to always have on the ready

Light weight. Super sharp. Exceeds expectations.

Fabulous

Useful package. Needs to include strap for lens keeper.

Decent package

Best 300mm for the money.  Pictures are sharp with excellent contrast.

Awesome 300mm for the money

Have had limited opportunity to use the lens, but based on 100 or so images, I think I’m really going to love this lens. After getting this to go with my 500mm PF, I sold my 200-500mm lens. It was a quality lens, but just too heavy for me to tote around.

Great lens.

Love this lens. Great image quality and very light weight. A pleasure to carry around all day.  I use it mostly with the Nikon D500 camera for Wildlife.

Nikon 300 mm F4 lens.

I use this lens for wildlife photos taken  from a kayak. VR works great! Quick autofocus. Very sharp images!

Excellent lens for wildlife

Fast and sharp, this lens not only gave me the sharp prime at 300mm, but also gave me the equivalent of 450mm on my DX camera and 630mm when coupled with my 1.4x teleconverter and at just over 3 lbs.  This will be the combination to travel with as my 5.5 lb 200-500mm stays home.

Fast, sharp and light weight!

Just got it the other day and been using it on the D810. It's been great so far, but I just got it as I said.

Very sharp and light weight.

While waiting for my new 500mm PF lens, I decided I needed a telephoto lens to carry me over until whenever my new lens will get to my camera store here in Oregon. Well, the 300mm f/4 PF is a great choice! Sharp images and paired with my 1.4 TC and my D500 body, gives me the reach to capture wildlife including small birds. I can only hope the 500mm f/5.6 PF performs as well! It is so nice to carry this lightweight wonder on hiking trips and not get weighted down like I did with my 200-500mm f/5.6.

P.S. Please let the the PF lens crafters know to send my 500mm PF lens to Focal Point Photography in Dallas, Oregon, before my Alaska wildlife trip in September!

Lightweight Wonder

This is such a powerful lens for its size and weight! I simply put it in my backpack everyday and nobody notices anything!  Having shot 150-600mm for 2 years I was not sure if this lens plus the 1.4x Tele-converter would be long enough, but so far I haven’t felt any serious drawback.  Great product!

When I called to place the order this product was shown as Back-ordered and was told it might take over a week before it could be shipped.  But I received it well within a week!  A bonus:)

Happy with the 300mm PF lens

Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR AF-S NIKKOR Lens

LOVE LOVE Love this lens! It is wonderful, so good, I have my 200-500 back in the bag and use this. It is wonderfully sharp and crisp, especially w my Nikon 850. If u have the $$ and photograph nature/birds etc this is the lens.

GREAT Lens for Nature Sharp

Versatile. Light for its magnification capability   Fast. Sharp images.  Excellent lense

Nikon 300mm F/4E PF ED VR review

I bought this lens as a small addition to my daily bag. Since it is so small, I carry it all the time, and I am able to use it many times when I would normally have needed a backpack to carry my 300/2.8. It is a great addition to my gear. You can’t use a lens you don’t have with you. For that this lens is superb. It is sharp, and can be used with all 3 TC’s. I highly recommend this lens.

Excellent lens.

I use this lens with or without TC 14 III on d7500 + a SB-5000. I selected this one mainly for birding. As I walk quite a bit, I needed a kit that would be light and excellent. It's exactly what I found with this lens. The quality is without compromises, I can only say that I am more than satisfy with this product and I can only recommend it.

A small package for great pictures

Absolutely wonderful images. Fast focus - precise details - weighs next to nothing and easy to carry. A terrific lens and worth the money.

Nikon 300mm PF

Fantastic equipment! Combine with the AF-S TELECONVERTER TC-14E III and you are good to go!

As expected, a fantatsic lens!

AAfter a first time in which my order was shipped by Adorama and lost by UPS on the way, I ask to Adorma customer service for re-order the lens. Good service of Adorama but very bad experience with UPS. 
After that I receive three weeks later my lens
The lens is solid, high quality like all Nikon products, his optical quality is sharp and is ligth weight. 
I had no time to make comparative test of this lens + 1,4 Nikon teleconverter and a Nikon 200-500 zoom.

Sharp quality lens and light weight

The main draw of this lens is that it is lightweight. And it certainly is. Optically, it is OK. A little less sharp than I would expect - especially for a prime lens. I also just bought a Tamron 150-600 and shots taken at midrange are at least as sharp as the Nikon PF f4. Both my Tamron and Nikon 70-200 zoom lenses are far sharper and more versatile. Adding a Nikon 1.4 teleconverter is almost a disaster (there is a negative review of the teleconverter in the works - which was a surprise based on reviews I had read which were positive). I mention that because I tried the combo in order to get a lightweight method for long-range shots. Bad idea. So it is a very nice lens for quick and dirty purposes and for those completely averse to carrying a lot of weight.

Decent oveall - lightweight for sure

This lens is equal to the previous version in image quality.  The major advantages are the size and weight.  Very easy to handhold.  Great bang for the buck.

Great bang for the buck

Remarkable clarity and brilliance in a lens light enough to carry all day and hand hold.

Impressive

this is a great 300mm f/4 lens , both for telephotos (in the mid range 50 to 200m) and in the near focusing range of 2-3 m.
The only problem that I am aware of: lots of optical artifacts and flare appear when photographing directly into a bright sun, but not moon. 
Cannot provide exact optical performance data such as those that  DXO  and others generate.

Great lens, reduced weight and size

Sharp lens light and vr works great 
Best feature is the size and the vr 
Great for hand holding 

300 f4 vr

This lens works perfectly on my D500, it's fast and light.
It DOES NOT WORK on my D810, where it produces "dual images" when the VR is ON, between 1/60 to 1/250 second.

Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED AF-S NIKKOR VR Lens

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