If you want to explore the creative advantages of telephoto photography, this lightweight long lens is the way to go. With its streamlined, compact build, it’s the perfect choice for Nikon’s smaller DX-format DSLRs¹.
The versatile 70-300mm focal range gives you all the flexibility you need to nail beautiful shots of distant action, capture unique travel photos, or shoot amateur wildlife images. Nikon’s Vibration Reduction keeps your shots sharp and the lens focuses quickly and quietly, which makes it ideal for shooting video as well as stills.

Lightweight zoom for superb super-telephoto shooting
Whether you’re new to DSLR photography or want a second lens to increase your zoom range, this DX-format 4.3x zoom is the ideal tool. Create striking compositions thanks to the versatile 70-300mm focal range (FX-format equivalent: 105-450mm), which easily brings the action up close. Enjoy the flexibility to zoom in on wildlife or get in just close enough to capture brilliant close-ups of the kids at play. And if you want to shoot movies, the smooth, quiet autofocus makes this lens a particularly smart choice.

Smooth, fast autofocus: Nikon’s Stepping Motor
Nikon’s new Stepping Motor ensures this lens focuses quickly, and its quiet operation is ideal if you’re shooting movies. When zooming in to capture a photo, you can bring your subject into focus instantly and with absolute precision. When you’re shooting video footage, the motor allows you to smoothly shift focus with practically no drive noise.

Nikon-quality images
This DX-format NIKKOR lens is specifically designed to make the most of your Nikon DSLR’s high pixel count and advanced image sensor. One extra-low dispersion (ED) glass element helps minimise chromatic aberration for high-resolution images with vivid colour, crisp detail, and perfectly-rendered contrast.

Vibration Reduction (VR)
Designed to enable more stable handheld shooting, Nikon’s impressive Vibration Reduction system lets you shoot at up to four stops slower². This means you’ll be able to achieve clear, blur-free images even when shooting at the far end of the telephoto range in low light. You can turn VR on or off using the camera menu³.

Simplified control
Switch between Auto Focus and Manual Focus using the camera menu³.  The ability to change focus settings on the camera menu, rather than with switches on the lens barrel, prevents accidental setting changes when you want to shoot.