Обзор Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4-56G

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Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G (62mm filters, 17 oz./480g, 4.9’/1.5m close focus, about $170). bigger. I’d get mine at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H.

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Тема: Nikon D70 + NIKON AF70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED

Ресурс: Клуб Foto.ru
Форум: Обсуждение фототехники

Автор реплики: OlegV

Я пробовал NIKON AF70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED на D70 и могу совершенно ответственно заявить, что он не подходит для DSLR. Причина в том, что у него есть непросветленная поверхность в задней группе линз. Ее видно по неокрашенным бликам, если посмотреть в линзу со стороны байонета. В отличие от пленки матрица хорошо отражает свет, он отражается от этой непросветленной поверхности и попадает обратно на матрицу, что приводит к радикальному падению контраста. Эффект сильнее всего заметен на 70 мм, когда задняя группа ближе всего к матрице. Себе я в итоге взял 70-210 (б/у) и 180/2.8 на случай, когда нужна светосила.

Автор реплики: amateur_andy

70-300 «G» однозначно не берите, мыльный, темнее, «D» плохо «размывает» ярко освещенный фон, а «G» всегда его плохо «размывает». Если бу, то советуют прежнюю версию 75-300, если новый то, ИМХО, Никкор 70-300 «D» лучше Сигм.
Но, так как, Вам он нужен для спорта, то, увы, 70-300 «D», да и Сигмы — не лучший вариант для этих целей. Все они не отличаются быстрой фокусировкой при малой освещенности, да и светосилы не всегда будет хватать для спортивных мерроприятий.
Если есть возможность, посмотрите на Nikkor 70-200/2.8 VR. Хотя, на мой взгляд, именно Nikkor 70-200 и 70-300 великолепно дополняют друг друга. 70-300 постоянно с собой (очень легкий), а 70-200 именно, когда нужен качественный телевик.

Автор реплики: Владимир_В

На самом деле, все зависит только от того, для каких целей объектив. И какая Сигма. У меня была Сигма, 70-300. Макро там действительно очень хорошее. Потом разбил стекло((
А когда уже для автофокусного Никона подбирал, сравнивал чуть ли не все: часами сидел в лавке)).
И не с чужих слов, а методом тыка установил: немножко не то, медленнее, особенно когда речь о зумах мощных. И картинка иногда слабее. Но все это существенно только в одном случае: если нужна предельно резкая картинка и очень быстрая наводка. А оно всегда нужно? Некоторые мои коллеги-репортеры Сигмами снимают. Но то, скорее, не от превосходного качества, а от бедности. Да и если картинка идет в газету — ее хоть с Сигмы, хоть с чего на плохой бумаге разворачивай — результат один. На журнальный глянец — уже видна разница. Во всяком случае, на никоновском 70-300 качество у меня лучше, чем на сигмовском. Но не столь уж и критично. У меня была возможность взять Никкор — взял, не было бы — обошелся бы и Сигмой. Так что нет никакой трагедии, берите тот объектив, который вам и только вам по душе. Просто предварительно постарайтесь пртестировать и посмотреть отпечатки. А так, Никон, конечно, лучше Сигмы, но Никкор 70-300 G — уж точно не лучше. Да от лукавого все, если речь о бюджетниках, разница будет видна при больших увеличениях. А так, отчего бы и не Сигма

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Reasons to Buy Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6G Lens

Here we’ve included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6G lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.

PROs

Autofocus

Distance Scale

Hood supplied

Covers Full-Frame Sensor

9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh

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CONs

Lens Extents while zooming

Slow Aperture at Tele end

Variable Aperture

Lens Mount

Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G is compatible with cameras that have a Nikon F (FX) lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon F (FX) lenses are Nikon D6, Nikon D780 and Nikon D3500.

Size, Weight and Filter Thread

Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G has a maximum diameter of 74mm and total length of 117mm when not extended. It weighs 425g / 15.0 oz.

Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G has a filter thread of 62mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G:

Optical Image Stabilization

Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G doesn’t have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).

Alternatively, you can check the Nikon 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G VR in Nikon F (FX) mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.

Lenses Similar to Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G With Optical Image Stabilization

	Coverage	Weight	Focusing
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G VR Compare	35mm FF	745gr	AF
Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E ED VR Compare	35mm FF	680gr	AF
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS Compare	35mm FF	610gr	AF
Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD Compare	35mm FF	765gr	AF

Zoom Method

Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.

Maximum Magnification Ratio

Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.26x and has a minimum focusing distance of 1.5m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.26x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.

Below are the 3 Telephoto Zoom type Nikon F mount lens alternatives with highest max magnification ratios:

Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG: 0.5x — (Compare)
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG: 0.5x — (Compare)
Tamron 70-210mm F4 Di VC USD: 0.32x — (Compare)

Aperture

Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4 and a minimum aperture of f32 at 70mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f45 at 300mm .

Focal Length	Max Aperture	Min Aperture
70mm	F4	F32
300mm	F5.6	F45

Lens Hood

Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is HB-26.

Popular Comparisons of Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G

Top Alternatives of Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6G Lens

	Coverage	Weight	Focusing
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG Macro Compare	35mm FF	550 g / 1.21 lb	AF
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f4.5-5.6G ED VR Compare	APS-C / DX	530 g / 1.17 lb	AF
Tamron AF 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD Macro Compare	35mm FF	435 g / 0.96 lb	AF
Tamron 100-400mm F4.5-6.3 Di VC USD Compare	35mm FF	1,135 g / 2.50 lb	AF
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G VR Compare	35mm FF	745 g / 1.64 lb	AF
Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E ED VR Compare	35mm FF	680 g / 1.50 lb	AF
Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD Compare	35mm FF	765 g / 1.68 lb	AF
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro Compare	35mm FF	550 g / 1.21 lb	AF

Recommendations

If you are looking
for a cheap, lightweight zoom for film or FX this is excellent for the price. I can’t
see any reason to buy the so-called ED version over this except for the
metal mount and compatibility with my manual focus cameras.

For DX digital cameras, I’d suggest any Vibration Reduction (VR) lens instead, especially the 55-300mm VR or DX 70-300mm AF-P VR.

For $170 US how can
you go wrong? Idiots on eBay keep bidding the prices of these up above
what they could buy them for new from a legitimate dealer! Try one and if you hate it send it back.

If
you stop it down a little or don’t zoom beyond 200 mm
its images look the same as the $1,000 lenses. Just don’t expect it
to last in heavy, daily professional abuse.

It keeps your
money in your pocket where it belongs. You could spend a week in France
for the $1,000 difference and make a zillion eye-popping photos you
wouldn’t get with a more expensive lens sitting at home.
It’s well worth the $170 — on FX. Don’t use this on DX; use a DX lens.

I use a clear (UV) protective filter instead of a cap. I only use a cap when I throw this in my bag, otherwise I leave a clear filter on my lens at all times.

The very best protective filter is the Hoya multicoated HD3 62mm UV which uses hardened glass and repels dirt and fingerprints.

For less money, the B+W 62mm 010 is an excellent filter, as are the multicoated version and the basic multicoated Hoya filters, but the Hoya HD3 is the toughest and the best.

Filters last a lifetime, so you may as well get the best. The Hoya HD3 stays cleaner than the others since it repels oil and dirt. Even if it costs half as much as this lens, you’ll be using this filter long after you’ve replaced this lens.

I’d get my 70-300 at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H.

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This lens only costs
about $170 brand new. I’ve
used this lens and it works just great on FX if you’re cheap, especially if you use a tripod.

For DX digital cameras, get a DX lens, not this one.

The 70-300mm G is very lightweight and has a broad zoom range. At 200mm — 300mm it’s
soft at large apertures, which may be great for portraits but bad for
landscapes. If using it for landscapes just put it on a tripod and stop
down to f/11 at 300mm.

If
you want complete sharpness wide open at 200 mm and beyond get either of the newest FX 70-300mm AF-P VR or DX 70-300mm AF-P VR.

Nikon 70-300mm G. enlarge.

Performance

Autofocus

Autofocus speed is identical
to the 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF, which is slow.

One full turn of the AF screw brings one from infinity to 40 feet.

The 70-210mm f/4-5.6D AF is much, much faster.

Distortion

On DX:

70mm: tiny bit of
barrel distortion

90mm: no distortion.

100mm: fairly neutral, just the tiniest bit of pincushion.

135mm: very minor pincushion

200mm: pincushion

300mm: pincushion

70mm: f/4

100mm: f/4.2

135mm: f/4.2

200mm: f/5

240mm: f/5.3

300mm: f/5.6

Mechanical Quality

Plastic mount.

Nikon 70-300mm G plastic mount.

Nikon 70-300mm G bottom.

Sticker glued into recess in the bottom of the lens barrel.

Made in

China.

Vibration Reduction

On my D70 I can hand-hold
it fine down to about 1/125 at 300 mm, at which point only about
50% of my shots are clear.

Light weight works against you here, since
a heavier lens would do a better job of stabilizing the setup.

Of
course the 80
— 400 VR lens stabilizes everything, but for over ten times the price
you get less than ten times the stabilization with the 80 — 400 VR.

Sharpness

As tested on a DX digital
camera.

It will be difficult
for many people to get sharp images at the longer focal lengths because
one will need to use smaller apertures, but that leads to longer shutter
speeds and more potential for blur. Blur is also a problem because this
such a lightweight lens. Big fat telephotos help stabilize camera shake
due to their weight alone, and others incorporate additional special active
stabilization. This $170 G lens has none of that, so don’t blame softness
on just the lens since it just as likely could be your technique.

70 mm:

f/4: sharp center,
a little soft corners
f/5.6: sharp center, just a tad softer in the farthest corners
f/8: sharp all over
f/11: sharp all over

100 mm:

f/4.2: sharp center,
softer corners
f/5.6: sharp all over, a little bit softer corners
f/8: sharp all over
f/11: sharp all over

135 mm:

f/4.2: reasonably
sharp center, soft corners
f/5.6: reasonably sharp center, slightly soft corners
f/8: sharp center, slightly softer corners

200 mm:

f/5: soft;
f/5.6: soft;
f/8: reasonably sharp and less
f/11: reasonably sharp.

300 mm:

f/5.6: Soft, or pleasant
spherical aberration for portraits. .
f/8: Soft. .
f/11: Much better, still has .

At 300 mm focus isn’t
always dead-on, either. Watch out for narrow depth of field as well at
f/5.6. Try f/5.6 for deliberate soft focus effects, since that’s what
happens at f/5.6.

Compared

It seems identical
to the $310 AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED with the
exception of being half the price and having a plastic lens mount bayonet
instead of metal. The ED version is also mostly plastic. Even the hoods
and AF gearing are the same.

I doubt the glass
is any different between the ED and this G version. Remember that the ED
version really seems to be made by Tamron and only one small internal
element claims to be ED probably for marketing and promotional reasons,
not any of the important front elements. I don’t really consider that
the «ED»
moniker means anything on the ED version.

The only visible
differences between the G and ED are:

1.) ED lens has metal
mount, G has plastic. (also a slight difference in weight)

2.) ED has aperture ring, G does not. The G is easier to use for cameras
made in the past ten years, and the ED can work even on ancient and manual
focus film cameras.

The similarities
are:

1.) Same specs for
number of lens groups and elements

2.) Same size

3.) Same AF speed and gearing

4.) Same close focus distance

5.) Same nice 9-blade diaphragm

6.) Looks like the same optics inside and identical movement of the lens
groups while zooming and focusing

Yes, compared to
a professional lens like the huge $900 80 — 200 mm
f/2.8 or $1,500 80 — 400 VR it’s dinky.

This is Nikon’s cheapest and nastiest 70-300mm lens ever. In the right hands it takes great pictures, but do have a look at the new state-of-the-art FX 70-300mm AF-P VR and DX 70-300mm AF-P VR for much better results, especially because of Vibration Reduction.