| Announced | 2006-08-01 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 669 |
| Aperture | f/4.5-5.6 |
| Focal range (mm) | 70 - 300 |
| Filter diameter (mm) | 67 |
| Max diameter (mm) | 80 |
| Mount type | Nikon F FX |
| Stabilization | Yes |
| AF Motor | SWM |
| Zoom type | Ring |
| Rotating front element | No |
| Tripod mount | No |
| Color | Black |
| Full-Time manual focus | Yes |
| Number of lenses | 17 |
| Number of groups | 12 |
| Diaphragm blades | 9 |
| Circular aperture | Yes |
| Length (mm) | 143.5 |
| Weight (gr) | 745 |





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With the vagaries of photographing wildlife, the flexibility of a telephoto zoom would appear to be an attractive solution. However, image quality is often a compromise at the maximum aperture and longest focal length, typically the most crucial settings. We’ve pulled some lens data from our database and put together a round up of popular zoom lenses over the years (and made some comparisons with high performance primes). Read on to find out which models have the best image quality. |