Recommend Nikon D-5300 telephoto lens.
Nov 10, 2015 15:13:18 #
What is recommended as a good telephoto lens for a D-5300. I want auto focus not extremely telephoto. I am hearing something around a 18-300 Nikkor?
Nov 10, 2015 18:12:47 #
alemorkam wrote:
What is recommended as a good telephoto lens for a D-5300. I want auto focus not extremely telephoto. I am hearing something around a 18-300 Nikkor?
That is a good lens, the earlier "F5.6" version is a bit better than the current "F6.3" model.
Also take a look at the Sigma 18-300mm and Tamron 16-300mm lenses, both are quite good at their price point.
Nov 10, 2015 19:02:09 #
Nov 11, 2015 11:24:09 #
alemorkam wrote:
What is recommended as a good telephoto lens for a D-5300. I want auto focus not extremely telephoto. I am hearing something around a 18-300 Nikkor?
The Tamron 70-300 VC gets very good reviews and I have used one on Canon. Large ratio zooms have their worst performance at 300mm.
Nov 11, 2015 16:53:19 #
alemorkam wrote:
What is recommended as a good telephoto lens for a D-5300. I want auto focus not extremely telephoto. I am hearing something around a 18-300 Nikkor?
I have the Nikon 18-300 3.5-5.6 (the older and better version) and it has been a serviceable lens. I used it on my d5100 and took lots of nice pictures on a trip through Germany. As MT Shooter says, it is soft at the long end, and as with any lens with this much range, there are image quality tradeoffs. However, if you want one lens to carry around, it is a good one that you will enjoy using.
Nov 11, 2015 20:02:30 #
Nov 11, 2015 20:25:22 #
Nukepr wrote:
I have the Nikon 18-300 3.5-5.6 (the older and better version) and it has been a serviceable lens. I used it on my d5100 and took lots of nice pictures on a trip through Germany. As MT Shooter says, it is soft at the long end, and as with any lens with this much range, there are image quality tradeoffs. However, if you want one lens to carry around, it is a good one that you will enjoy using.
I agree with Nukepr. Have the "old" Nikon 18-300 originally on my 5100 now on my D7200. Rarely do I need to use something else.
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