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AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/

The latest three additions have been announced and this is the nearest we get to a revamped 80-400

Looks like a good all round lens but not that fantastic for birding !

It's a superzoom for the FX sensor cameras. A little too short for bird photography (especially with a full frame sensor).

Helios said:

It's a superzoom for the FX sensor cameras. A little too short for bird photography (especially with a full frame sensor).

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It is a little too short, but it can be used with a DX body too.
I tend to use my 300mm prime without a TC nowadays but I do have another lens that serves as my long reach lens.
At the price I think this is a lens I would like to have as my general purpose lens which could be used for wildlife too.
Won't take a TC though !

Any idea what price this lens will be coming in at????

Regards,

In the UK £869.99 RRP.

rioja said:

It is a little too short, but it can be used with a DX body too.
I tend to use my 300mm prime without a TC nowadays but I do have another lens that serves as my long reach lens.
At the price I think this is a lens I would like to have as my general purpose lens which could be used for wildlife too.
Won't take a TC though !

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That does look like a nice lens. One thing to note (sorry if I'm going over stuff everyone already knows) about superzooms such as this one is that at shorter distances, their focal lengths at the telephoto end are much shorter than the stated distance, such that this 28-300mm will more likely be somewhere around ~220mm. The Tamron 18-270mm that I use, for example, is effectively a 180mm at closer distances, and was noticeably wider when I compared it side-by-side with a 70-300mm at about a 3m distance. Thus, a 300mm prime at closer distances will be a good bit longer than the 28-300mm; at longer distances they'll be the same. Depending on what you use it for, that may or may not be a factor.

Wow it seems Nikon are copying Canon now! Seeing as how Canon have had an identical spec lens in the market place for quite some time. But the pricing of the Nikon is going to make it a very competitive lens and a popular seller I'm sure. That is so long as it can maintain decent image quality throughout it's zoom range which is always the drawback of these lenses and the price tag may be an indicator there. Jury's still out on this one in my book.