Thread: Nikon 70-300mm "G" zoom lens

There's also the Nikkor 80-400mm and the other lens to consider is the Sigma 50-500mm which also gets good reports.

You can use a Sigma teleconverter on the 50-500. I'm not sure if 70-300 or 80-400 Nikkors will work with the Nikkor TC's

The pick of the smaller zooms though is the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8. It will out focus any of the others you're looking at.

For serious bird photography you need a sharp 300mmm+ lens and the most economical and logical way is a primer lens where you can use a 1.4 converter withou loose the sharpeness in the image.
Money ways the Nikkor 300mm f/4 with a converter will be my pick.
Next step will be the Sigma 300 f/2.8 andd then the big money Nikon lkens.
The Nikon 70 300 will be soft over 240mm

I'm looking for a similar upgrade. I have the Sony 75-300 which is an OK lens, but the aperture is not too hot at the long end.

I can't afford the fancy Sony lenses so I'm looking at sigma and there are a lot to choose from.

70-200 f2.8 (i would need a TC to get the longer range)
100-300 f4
120-400 f4-5.6 with stabilisation
50-500 f4-6.3
150-500 f5-6.3

The end result is I can't choose...

The 100-300 and 120-400 are looking like the faves this week. Not sure I can justify the 50% premium for the 100-300 as it is also an inch longer (which won't fit the bag I was planning on getting at the same time).

My father in law has an old sigma xxx-500 zoom. He has had it for 10 years and I'm not sure exactly which one it is. But I do know that it is so large & heavy that it is left at home a lot of the time. It does take nice shots though.

I want a 70-300 f2.8 that I can carry and afford...

Cheers, Steve