What is the difference between 55 300 and 70-300 lens?
Image quality is the same with both and the 70-300 VR focuses faster. The 55-300 VR is significantly smaller and lighter.
Is Tamron 70-300 A good lens?
For many people a lens like this will be all the telephoto they will ever need, and the Tamron 70-300mm RXD is a very accessible lens in both price and size. It also did very good against the sun due to Tamron’s excellent BBAR coatings.
Is the Nikon 55 300mm lens good?
This Nikon 55-300mm VR lens is a reasonably priced, small, lightweight and very high-powered telephoto zoom for any DX camera. It’s an ideal lens for anyone not expecting to upgrade to FX, and who needs a little more reach than the excellent 55-200mm VR. The optical performance of this 55-300mm lens is excellent.
What is a 70-300mm lens good for?
A 70-300 mm lens is a medium telephoto lens often employed for taking photos of wildlife, sporting events, and astronomical subjects such as the moon, planets, and stars. It is also recommended for travel photography, street photography, and other candid occasions.
What does 55 300mm lens mean?
The 55-300 is a telephoto zoom. This is the type of lens most people grab to get “more reach”, or to get closer to faraway subjects. You can shoot the moon with it, although a supertelephoto (something longer than 300mm) would probably give higher image quality for those types of shots.
Does Tamron 70 300 have image stabilization?
The Tamron SP 70-300 mm VC is equipped with Tamron’s VC (Vibration Compensation), a 3-axial image stabilization system. It is reasonably compact and – compared to brighter telezooms – reasonably light.
What is a 55 300 lens used for?
It is an ideal lens to be used for family events and vacations to capture distant subjects, and the use of Vibration Reduction (VR) technology makes it easier to get sharp photographs at slower shutter speeds, especially when shooting at 300mm.
Is Nikon 70 300 VR worth it?
With a price tag of £440 this lens represents good value, due to its good sharpness, build quality and the useful Vibration Reduction feature. The Nikon 70-300mm VR lens represents good value, due to its good sharpness, build quality and the useful Vibration Reduction feature.
How far can a 300mm lens shoot?
56.5 yards
First Priority is Focal Length
| Focal Length | Distance (Crop frame) | Distance (Full frame) |
|---|---|---|
| 100mm | 19 yards | 12 yards |
| 200mm | 38 yards | 23.5 yards |
| 300mm | 56.5 yards | 38 yards |
| 400mm | 75.3 yards | 50 yards |
How far can I zoom with a 300mm lens?
The bottom line – on a crop frame camera a 70-300mm zoom (Canon, Nikon, Sony) will get you pretty good coverage from 15 yards to 56 yards away, the ‘sweet spot’ for outdoor sports.
When would you use a Nikon 70-300mm lens?
The 70-300mm is ideal for wildlife, nature, and sports photographers who’re looking for a budget zoom lens that can help improve their photography level. Since it is versatile, the Nikon 70-300mm functions well in different environments.
Is the Tamron 70-300 better than Nikon 70-200?
All my research suggested they were fairly equal, some saying the Tamron was sharper, others the Nikon. The VC on the Tamron is excellent, in a youtube video I watched recently, Matt Grainger suggested the VC on the 70-300 was better that the VR II on the Nikon 70-200 F2.8!
Are Tamron lenses better than Nikon lenses?
According to DXO Mark, both lenses are pretty much equal. The Tamron displays a little less CA than the Nikon and the Nikon scores one point higher in sharpness than the Tamron. I’m sure that’s immensely helpful for you with your decision making process.
Is the Nikon 70-300mm VR worth it?
I bought the Nikon 70-300mm VR after seeing this video by Moose Peterson. It is a little soft at 300mm, but many lenses aren’t quite as sharp at the extreme ends. It is amazingly sharp everywhere else though.