Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED AF-S NIKKOR VR Lens, Bundle with Hoya 77mm UV+CPL Filter Kit, Cleaning Kit, Cleaning Cloth

2024-05-29T08:39:20

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.

Edwin F.

2023-01-19T17:03:50

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.

Awesome

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2022-01-19T14:10:28

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

SIMPSON D.

2021-11-25T05:56:50

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.

Peter S.

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2021-11-10T15:53:44

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.

JAMES W.

2021-09-30T14:06:34

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

Dean J.

2021-05-20T09:24:53

Light weight. Super sharp. Exceeds expectations.

GEORGE R.

2021-05-20T09:23:58

Useful package. Needs to include strap for lens keeper.

GEORGE R.

2021-03-17T08:50:50

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

JOHN S.

2021-03-08T12:22:59

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.

BRUCE F.

2020-09-12T19:46:42

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.

DENA M.

2020-08-30T18:29:34

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

MICHAEL S.

2019-11-26T09:14:10

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.

Bruce M.

2019-09-25T20:00:00

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.

JIMNC

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2019-06-18T20:00:00

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!

Tim1950

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2019-06-18T10:04:55

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:)

Jining H.

2019-04-12T10:06:26

Outstanding!

Jon B.

2018-10-03T05:18:07

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.

SHARON J.

2018-09-22T14:04:44

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

Wallace T.

2018-08-24T20:00:00

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.

Jetranger

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2018-08-12T20:00:00

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.

jcbirding

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2018-07-11T16:03:06

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

Rocco V.

2018-04-09T20:00:00

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

MoyanoPhotography

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2018-03-21T14:34:20

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.

GONZALO U.

2018-01-30T12:15:32

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.

Kenneth G.

2017-12-26T09:37:54

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.

Dale K.

2017-07-07T13:14:37

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

KIT G.

2017-05-24T09:51:12

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.

Rolf B.

2017-05-10T16:20:58

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

Michael H.

2017-05-07T15:47:22

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.

Alan K.