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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Lens
Product Description
AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Lens
Key Features
- Super-telephoto 5.5x zoom lens covering 55-300mm focal range (angle of view is equivalent to a focal length of 82.5 to 450mm in FX/35mm format)
- Vibration Reduction (VR II) enables sharper pictures while shooting at shutter speeds up to four stops slower than would otherwise be possible
- Two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements minimize chromatic aberration for superior picture quality
- High Refractive Index (HRI) lens achieves high specifications and optical performance
Specifications
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Focal length
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55-300mm
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Maximum aperture
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f/4.5-5.6
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Minimum aperture
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f/22-29
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Lens construction
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17 elements in 11 groups (with two ED glass elements and one HRI lens element)
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Angle of view
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28°50’ - 5°20’
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Minimum focus distance
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1.4 m/4.59 ft.(throughout the entire zoom range)
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Maximum reproduction ratio
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0.28x
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No. of diaphragm blades
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9 (rounded)
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Filter-attachment size
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58mm
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Diameter x length
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Approximately 76.5 x 123 mm/3.0 x 4.8 in.
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Weight
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Approximately 530 g/18.7 oz.
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Supplied accessories
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58mm Snap-on Front Lens Cap LC-58, Rear Lens Cap LF-4, Bayonet Hood HB-57, Flexible Lens Pouch CL-1020
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MTF Chart
- Wide
- Tele
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Spatial Frequencies
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S: Sagittal
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M: Meridional
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10 lines/mm
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30 lines/mm
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Lens Construction
- : Aspherical lens elements
- : ED glass elements
- : Super ED glass elements
Vibration Reduction (VR)
This innovative VR system minimizes image blur caused by camera shake, and offers the equivalent of shooting at a shutter speed three stops (eight times) faster.* It allows handheld shooting at dusk, at night, and even in poorly lit interiors. The lens’ VR system also detects automatically when the photographer pans — no special mode is required.
Silent Wave Motor
Nikon's AF-S technology is yet another reason professional photographers like NIKKOR telephoto lenses. AF-S NIKKOR lenses feature Nikon’s SWM which converts “traveling waves” into rotational energy to focus the optics. This enables high-speed autofocusing that’s extremely accurate and super quiet.
ED glass — an essential element of NIKKOR telephoto lenses
Nikon developed ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass to enable the production of lenses that offer superior sharpness and color correction by minimizing chromatic aberration.
Put simply, chromatic aberration is a type of image and color dispersion that occurs when light rays of varying wavelengths pass through optical glass. In the past, correcting this problem for telephoto lenses required special optical elements that offer anomalous dispersion characteristics — specifically calcium fluoride crystals. However, fluorite easily cracks and is sensitive to temperature changes that can adversely affect focusing by altering the lens' refractive index.
So Nikon designers and engineers put their heads together and came up with ED glass, which offers all the benefits, yet none of the drawbacks of calcium fluorite-based glass. With this innovation, Nikon developed several types of ED glass suitable for various lenses.
They deliver stunning sharpness and contrast even at their largest apertures. In this way, NIKKOR’s ED-series lenses exemplify Nikon’s preeminence in lens innovation and performance.
A-M switch
An element that locks the focus ring during autofocus while enabling behavior similar to a manual focus lens in manual focus mode with sufficient load when the focusing ring is rotated. The focus rings on the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6G VR, AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor ED 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6G, and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6GII rotate during autofocus.
High Refractive Index lens
With a refractive index of more than 2.0, one HRI lens can offer effects equivalent to those obtained with several normal glass elements and can compensate for both field curvature and spherical aberrations. Therefore, HRI lenses achieve great optical performance in an even more compact body.
