Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 70 - 300 mm f/4.5 - 6.3G ED VR LensBlack

Incredibly sharp lens.. works well with my D3300.

This is an awesome lens after the Nikon AF-S 70-300mm IF version...And its AF-P..so its motor is super smooth...and the manual focus ring is like butter...the only drawback is plastic mount...and it doesn't have af and vr on-off button...for using this new lens those who have older gen camera should upgrade the firmware of the camera...or eles the lens vr will be always on..although af can be turned off from camera...

Nikon AF-P 70-300 f4.5-6.3G ED VR DX is a worthy lens on Nikon DX DSLR cameras. But like all lenses this lens has its own merits and demerits. Be careful before you buy this lens, because this lens do not work with many recent Nikon DSLRs. I have provided compatibility information in this review. Pros: • New Auto focus motor AF-P is a Pulse/Stepper type which results in very silent and faster auto focus. This AF-P motor is better than AF-S lens. AF-P type lens is particularly useful for making Video without any focus noise. Video with AF-S lens will have some kind of focus noise whenever focus changes. • This lens produces very sharp images . You can see it from zooming the images. This is a pleasant surprise for Telephoto zoom with such low price. • Light weight and compact Lens with ED element and VR. (Note: Same lens without VR option is available; do not buy the lens without VR option). VR is helpful is reducing handshake effects on final image, particularly at longer focal lengths( means longer zoom) • Price is attractive if you buy at around 15k (as on this review date) . This lens is also available as Kit lens with some Nikon DSLR models. Cons : • Lens Mount is plastic, not metal. Not a big issue if you are handling the lens with little care. • For most DX format Budget Telephoto zoom lenses , high Vignetting happens ( means corner shades) at relative maximum aperture ( means less Aperture number) and zoom combinations . In that case decrease the Aperture (means increase aperture number by 2 or 3 levels more). This way Vignetting can be avoided for any zoom settings. Of course, this work around may be not acceptable for all photographic situations. • In this lens, VR OFF/ON slide button is not present on Lens. Now this VR enable or disable option is moved to Camera menu. So quick change is not possible. Other VR lenses have this option on the lens itself. • Biggest negative of this lens -> This lens does not work with many recent DSLRs. Here is the information Lens compatibility & Non-compatibility with DSLRs. • For Nikon D3400, D5500, D500 works perfectly .No camera Firmware upgrade is required. • Nikon D3300, D5300, D5200 requires firmware upgrade to enable or disable VR in camera menu . Without firmware upgrade, VR option do not appear in Camera menu. There is chance that these cameras might have been upgraded to new firmware by Nikon when you buy these new DSLR models. Firmware upgrade procedure and related information is present in Nikon Website. • With Nikon D7200, D7100 VR is always enabled; there is no way to disable the VR. Firmware upgrade is not yet available (as on January 2017). Hopefully firmware upgrade may allow enable or disable of VR in camera menu like Nikon did it not for D3400 etc. • This lens do NOT work with these cameras: D3200, D3100, D3000, D7000, D5100, D5000, D300, D200, D90, D60, D50, D40. This is a big disappointment for these recent and older DSLR model owners. I hope this review is helpful. Thanks.