Nikon AF-P 70-300 VR from Walmart (Page 2): MtnMan, your old enough to know that if it seems to good to be true... Having said that. Walmart is not a scam operation, they have a...

JD750 Loc: SoCal

MtnMan wrote:

Has anyone purchased this?

I'm 90% sure it would be gray market but am willing to take a chance on that. More wondering if it is a complete scam because it is half price.

I'll put the link in a reply in hopes it doesn't get moved to links.

MtnMan, your old enough to know that if it seems to good to be true...

Having said that. Walmart is not a scam operation, they have a reasonable return policy. And there it is. If the return policy on this lens is acceptable to you, then there is your answer.

IBM

Bill_de wrote:

You are not talking about the same lens. This is the New AF-p DX.

This is why information from the internet must be checked and double checked.

At the very least it's a good idea to read through the thread.

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I see that , this was made in 2016 , the one I got is on my D90 and the list rock well has this one does not fit a d90 and a bunch of others
Mine fits most all of them, and there is no vignetting what so ever , you would do better buying the one made back when I got mine , they pop up for just under $400 used at times ,the big camera stores have them used also they are defently worth it ,
They focus swift , no lens slippage it stays where you set it ,the only thing that's different from the $1200 one is its not as heavily duty
Built as it , but if you take care of it , you should have no problem.

IBM

bpulv wrote:

I think you have it wrong. The lens in question is... (show quote)

I know all that, but I dident know there was another 70-300 vr nikon made for nikon, are you sure it's even made by nikon, I have my doubts. It is more likely to be a knock off , I can't see nikon bothering to go through the trouble , when they can just make the same one
As as they did before and it would fit all there cameras, d90 , d810as long as they have a focus motor I camera

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

IBM wrote:

I know all that, but I dident know there was another 70-300 vr nikon made for nikon, are you sure it's even made by nikon, I have my doubts. It is more likely to be a knock off , I can't see nikon bothering to go through the trouble , when they can just make the same one
As as they did before and it would fit all there cameras, d90 , d810as long as they have a focus motor I camera

It's not a current model. In fact, it was made for Nikon 35mm cameras about 15-20 years ago and it connects to a DSLR auto exposure quite system quite well. I have one I use on my D800. It is an AF Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4-5.6D lens and you can buy one used for under $200. It is a sharp lens, however the zoom is external so it is 4 3/4" long at 70mm and 6 3/4" long at 300mm. I have also used it on a D90 and it also works well. Of course on a DX body it crops to a 105mm to 450mm equivalent.

IBM

bpulv wrote:

It's not a current model. In fact, it was made for Nikon 35mm cameras about 15-20 years ago and it connects to a DSLR auto exposure quite system quite well. I have one I use on my D800. It is an AF Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4-5.6D lens and you can buy one used for under $200. It is a sharp lens, however the zoom is external so it is 4 3/4" long at 70mm and 6 3/4" long at 300mm. I have also used it on a D90 and it also works well. Of course on a DX body it crops to a 105mm to 450mm equivalent.

The one there talking about was made last year 2016 the one I got was made for 35mm I bought it new in 2008.for a d90 it's never off as I have two of them , it's saving me from switching lens all the time . How does the images you take with that lens compare on your
D800 to the ones you take with it on the D90 .

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

IBM wrote:

The one there talking about was made last year 2016 the one I got was made for 35mm I bought it new in 2008.for a d90 it's never off as I have two of them , it's saving me from switching lens all the time . How does the images you take with that lens compare on your
D800 to the ones you take with it on the D90 .

The pictures on the D800 are better than when I've used it on the D90 because the D800 has a 36Mp full frame sensor and the D90 has a 12Mp crop frame sensor. In postproduction, if I crop the frame from a 300mm FX lens on the D800 to the 450mm equivalent of a DX lens mounted on the D800, the image area on the sensor will be about 20-24Mp. I can, therefore make larger enlargements when the lens is on the D800. I can crop the pictures to an angle of view that substantially exceeds that of a 500-600mm or more lens in postproduction and maintain better or equal quality to the same lens on the D90.

The same thing is true for other lenses. For example, I have a 24-70mm f2.8 FX Nikon lens that I keep on the D800 95% of the time. Because of the D800's high megapixel sensor, I can take a picture with the lens at 70mm and crop the frame in post production so the angle of view is that of an approximately 200-300mm lens without an appreciable loss of image quality.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

MtnMan wrote:

This lens debuted last year. Note it is AF-P, not AF-S. It has a pulse motor. It will work with my D5300 but I need to update the firmware to be able to turn off VR.

My question isn't about the lens per se. It is about the deal.

You may want to check for sure. I don't think this particular lens has VR. The AF-S model has the VR, and is about $50 more expensive than the AF-P. You're right about the firmware updates on various DX cameras for this to work.

PeterDragon Loc: Harlan, KY - Kona, HI - Phoenix, AZ

This is the correct P lens made by Nikon. The VR model normally lists for $399.00 USD Nikon says we need a firmware update. Went to the Nikon site couldn't find a listing for my D7100.
Jim

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Walmart' website has the best camera prices but you have to pay attention to who actually fulfills the order.

Bill_de Loc: US

Never mind.

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jackpi Loc: Southwest Ohio

The focal length of a lens doesn't change when you change the camera from FX to DX or DX to FX. The field of view does change. On a DX camera, both a 70-300mm DX lens and a 70-300mm FX lens will have a 70-300mm focal length AND an equivalent field of view of 105-450mm.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

mas24 wrote:

You may want to check for sure. I don't think this particular lens has VR. The AF-S model has the VR, and is about $50 more expensive than the AF-P. You're right about the firmware updates on various DX cameras for this to work.

This lens, AF-P, as already mentioned, is a DX format. It comes in VR and without VR. The VR goes for a price of about $400, the non VR goes for about $350. The FX version with VR, and is an AF-S version, goes for about $500. These are all brand new prices.

MtnMan Loc: ID

mas24 wrote:

You may want to check for sure. I don't think this particular lens has VR. The AF-S model has the VR, and is about $50 more expensive than the AF-P. You're right about the firmware updates on various DX cameras for this to work.

It is the VR version. The ad says so and the picture says it.

MtnMan Loc: ID

mas24 wrote:

This lens, AF-P, as already mentioned, is a DX format. It comes in VR and without VR. The VR goes for a price of about $400, the non VR goes for about $350. The FX version with VR, and is an AF-S version, goes for about $500. These are all brand new prices.

There are three reasons the AF-P interests me. First, the reports on image quality are very good. Second is the light weight. Third is that the pulse focusing motor is claimed to be faster and more accurate than the AF-S lenses.

The downside is the build quality: all plastic.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

MtnMan wrote:

There are three reasons the AF-P interests me. First, the reports on image quality are very good. Second is the light weight. Third is that the pulse focusing motor is claimed to be faster and more accurate than the AF-S lenses.

The downside is the build quality: all plastic.

Plus it's slow on the tele end.