Colors are rendered accurately and the contrast is pretty sharp even at the max aperture. The lens is compact for a 300mm and it's lighter than my AF-S DX 18-200mm which I use as my regular walk-around. I'm sure the new 55-300 will be used as my walk around pretty frequently also.

I bought the 55-300mm zoom over the 55-200mm zoom for the times I may want to use it for sporting events and large outdoor events. It was a great decision, putting me even closer to my subject. For the very same reason this is a great lens for my photojournalism needs.

GREAT COMPATIBILITY WITH NIKON D60 CAMERA, NEVER FAILS TO OBTAIN THE BEST SHOT, BRINGS FARAWAY VIEWS NEAR FOR NEW PROSPECTIVE AND GREAT VIEWS!

Addictive; Light; Rich; Smooth; Wow Wow Again

Not 55-400mm

I purchased this like the last customer to add to my standard 18 -55mm Lens, its on special at the moment, just been away and wow! for the price this is the lens to have , got close up shots with quality, I was looking for a zoom lens at a good price , well this is the one , you wont regret this...

With the VR alone, it distances itself from other zoom lenses of the same specs.

The lens has great clarity at any zoom range, biggest complaint is the minimum focus range is 4.6 ft which i should have known before buy, but it would have stopped me from buying this anyways.

Almost all portraits from http://3foto.ro are made with 55-300mm on D7000. Tele lens means no distortion and blur background.

Good for portraits

none

Arguably the least glamorous of Nikon's most recent lens announcements, this DX format zoom is intended to partner the 18-55mm kit lens bundled with the new D3100 and D5000. It's also meant as an alternative to the existing 55-200mm VR, offering more reach as the equivalent to an 82-450mm on a 35mm...

I use this lens on my D5100 and works well for getting up-close pictures of... nature. Have not used it for any sports or action shots yet.

Has auto-focus and VR

Can't think of anything..

Pretty good lens, all in all - great package. Came with a cleaning materials and a tripod. The tripod is flimsy and not worth $20 however it was FREE. SO at least I can gift it to a friend.