While I hope to create a full Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Lens, my first priority is to include results from this lens in the lens comparison tools available on the site.

A 5.5x telephoto zoom lens for DX cameras with Vibration Reduction which starts where bundled kit lenses stop extending your range through to a super-telephoto 300mm.

Decent optical performer; Good build quality for a consumer lens; Light weight

Lens extends and focus ring rotates during AF; Delay before VR system kicks in properly

Photographers looking for a telephoto zoom lens to complement the 18-55mm kit lens supplied with Nikon DSLRs will doubtless be drawn to the new AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED VR lens.

High resolution is important; Edge and corner softening or are unacceptable; You need true macro capabilities

The 55-300mm lens is a decent, though not stellar, addition to any Nikon photographer's kit if you shoot on the DX format and need an extensive telephoto reach.

Good focal length reach for the price; Lightweight; Well balanced for the D3100 and lighter Nikon DX cameras

Slow autofocus; Soft images at 300mm

Why I purchased the Nikon 55-300 LensI have had a Nikon D3000 for a little over a year and felt I wa

reasonable price; compact; light weight; easy to use; great pictures

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Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Lightweight; Rugged; Very sharp great contras

Slow Focus

January 25th. The Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Nikkor telephoto zoom is designed to be the ideal complement to the 18-55mm VR DX-format camera kit lens, such as the one coupled with the Nikon D3100 D-SLR camera, and provides users with an affordable way to achieve telephoto zoom focal...

So you've just opened your camera bag and there it is… your new DSLR with its lonely kit lens attached, the empty space beside it screaming for another piece of gear, but what? Some would suggest a flashgun, we would recommend a longer focal length lens.

Good but not very fast. But picture quality was great.

Picture quality; Vibration Reduction; Weight

Slow

Nikon's longest zoom for cameras with APS-C-size sensors (DX format), this 5.5X 55–300mm f/4.5–5.6G VR ($360, street) scales up to the full-frame equivalent of 82.5–450mm. It offers two elements of ED glass, a high-refractive-index glass element (a DX first), Vibration Reduction II, the quiet SWM...