Nikon 70-300 opinion

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23 Mar 2011 - 10:38 AM

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cameracat (e2 Member)

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23 Mar 2011 - 11:01 AM

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Quote: 1. This is a Macro lens

No its not a Macro lens, Its a telephoto zoom lens, Closest focusing is around 5 feet, or 150 cm.....!

Yes it can work with tubes, But its pain because you will probably loose AF and VR, So not worth the bother of VR.....!!!

It is Ok at portraits, Not my first choice for that job, But its OK, Wildlife its pretty good, Though you do need to learn how to get the best from it, VR will not save you if your subject is fast moving, Same applies to sports, But then again the same applies to any lens, In that you do need to learn how to get the best out of it.

Is the lens any better than a Sigma, That depends on the Sigma......

The APO Sigma version is pretty good, It has " Close focusing " capability, Although Sigma call it Macro, But its NOT a true macro, The Letters APO are a Sigma thing, It refers to better quality glass used in the lens construction.

Personally if your into Macro, Get a proper Macro lens, Something like the Sigma 105mm Macro f/2.8, This can be used for portrait too....

Or the Tamron 90mm Macro f/2.8, Again this would make a decent portrait lens.....

For the longer stuff ie: Wildlife & Sports perhaps the Sigma 70-300mm APO ( red band ) OR The Nikon 70-300mm ED VR.

No one lens can or will be great at doing all you want to do, Try and avoid adding things like tubes & converters, If your serious about your subject, Get a lens suitable for that subject, This is especially true when talking " Macro "....

indrasish

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23 Mar 2011 - 2:09 PM

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Thanks alot for all your suggestions. After I did some research on the price tags of the above mentioned list i got the following

For long distance
Nikon 70-300 - £357
Sigma 70-300 - £123

For Macro
Nikon 105mm f2.8 - £625
Sigma 105mm f2.8 - £388

I am very surprised with the price differences and also very confused about the real feature differences with both these companies. Please guide. Looks like if possible I would rather search for some second hand lens if available.

Thanks in Advance.

snapbandit (e2 Member)

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23 Mar 2011 - 3:36 PM

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Quote: Yes it can work with tubes, But its pain because you will probably loose AF and VR, So not worth the bother of VR.....!!!

I think it probably depends on the specific tubes, I purchased a set of Kenco tubes for my Nikon D5000 and have retained auto-focus on all three of my lenses.

out of curiosity I've just tried my 70-300VR lens with my Kenko tubes (all three together 12, 20 &36 stacked) and it retains VR & AF on both my D3s & D200 bodies (although I personally don't find AF very much use for macro, then again I probably use manual or pre-focussing for most of my work anyway )

Joe B

cats_123 (e2 Member)

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23 Mar 2011 - 11:34 PM

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I use the Sigma 70-300 with my Nikon D60...have been more than happy with it, but can't compare quality with the Nikon. You can see the results in my pf if you're interested.