I purchased this lens along with a D3300 a few months before my recently completed Tanzanian safari, in order to become familiar with it in time for that big trip. Now that I used it for 2100 pictures in Africa, I can report that the lens is good, not great.

This is an excellent lens that I think will be permanently attached to my D7000 camera body for the whole of the summer. Extremely happy with the quality of this product, supplied as new in original sealed and undamaged Nikon packaging.

Such a great lens for near and far! Was tired of trading out lenses and love this!

Finally Nikon provided a tilt shift lens that enables the user to change the orientation in the field depending upon its use for architectural or landscape photography. Canon has provided this feature for all of its tilt shift lenses since 2009 so it is great that Nikon is at least providing it with...

Nobody expects a zoom with as ambitious of a range as the Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR to be an impeccable optical performer. Issues like distortion are readily removed, either in-camera or via software, but there's no fixing a lack of detail.

Long 16.7x zoom range; Optical stabilization; 1:3 macro magnification; Relatively light and compact

Distortion throughout range; Weak edge and telephoto performance; Hood not included

The Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR ($699.95) dangles the promise of an extremely long zoom range in front of photographers, making it appealing to shutterbugs looking to minimize lens changes or pack light for a vacation. Its build quality is solid, as you'd expect from Nikon, but its asking price is on the high side and image quality is very disappointing when zoomed past 200mm. It'd be a little easier to recommend at a lower price, but at $700 it's not too much of a stretch to opt for Nikon's pricier, far superior AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR instead. Design The 18-300mm follows the design paradigm of every other modern Nikkor zoom. Its barrel is black polycarbonate with gold accents, and both the zoom ring and manual focus ring have a textured finish. The lens measures 3.9 by 3.1 inches (HD), weighs 1.2 pounds, and supports 67mm front filters. It's smaller than the pricier 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G, which comes in at 4.7 by 3.3 inches, weighs 1.8 pounds, a...

The Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR lens entices buyers with a long zoom range, but image quality at the telephoto end is lacking.

Long 16.7x zoom range; Optical stabilization; 1:3 macro magnification; Relatively light and compact

Distortion throughout range; Weak edge and telephoto performance; Hood not included

While the lens itself has great reviews I can't support buying it from Walmart or their supplier. The box came heavily damaged without any packing support to keep it from bouncing around inside the outer cardboard box.

Super cool lens. It's great for taking up close and personal pics from greater distances (eg. wildlife that scares easily). If you're thinking about buying this lens, it will not disappoint.

Bought this lens to replace an 18-300mm lens by another manufacturer which I found slow to focus and (when there was the slightest grime on the protecting filter) inaccurate to focus.

Accurate Focusing; Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Simple Controls

Love this lens

Consistent Output; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus

NONE