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I have a question. I have a Nikon d3400 and I am taking pictures for a wedding in a couple weeks. Do you think this lens would be good for that? The problem with my original Nikon lens is that it doesn't zoom in very far and I don't want to have to stand right in the front to take photos of them.

If you want to get something better and lighter weight with a fixed 2.8 aperture, Tamron makes a 17-50mm and a 28-75mm zoom lens that are both beautiful and not that expensive, and you don't have to deal with a variable aperture.

I just grabbed the f/2.8-4 AF version of this lens on eBay so I can compare it to the vintage Canon EF 70-210mm AF f/3.5-4.5, which I found for less than $100 used. So far that lens is beautiful and sturdily made. The sharpness and color rendering are very nice. My only complaint is there is no barrel lock and the barrel slides out to 200mm like crazy every time you tilt your camera down. For anyone looking more for the characteristic Canon sharpness and less of a vintage look, you can get that 70-210mm lens in a similar aperture and price range without breaking your budget. ;)

Dude hold that indifference lazy posture ! Nice for your viewers , or were u under influence of something

Very impressive

Please could you help me with a trouble i got? I got this lens for my D5600 but the diafragma doesn't open or even move, how can i solve this?

I have the Kiron-made Vivitar 70-210mm Series I AI f/3.5 Nikon F mount zoom (67mm filter). I think it is the 1st generation.

I own and use these 50mm lenses on full-frame camera bodies: Asahi 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar (8-element) (49mm filter) Asahi 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar (7-element) (49mm filter) Fujinon 50mm f/1.4 EBC (49mm filter) Fujinon 50mm f/1.4 (49mm filter) Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D (52mm filter) Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Series E (52mm filter) The Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Series E is the most reasonably priced. The Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-D is the only auto focus. The 8-element 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar is my personal favorite. All produce high quality images. I like to use the 50mm in a 24/50/105mm or 24/50/135mm or 28/50/105mm or 28/50/135mm lens kit.

Great advice and thanks for sharing this with the audience.

Just grabbed used on B&H for my D7100. Great deal and very cost- effective as an entry point lens.

The D is fantastically sharp.

The 't' in 'often' is silent.

Hello Brett, thank your for your review! Very honest advice and amazing shots. I got my 1st DSLR on 2020 and started taking pictures with vintage lenses here in Argentina, (where it´s almost impossible to buy new gear) but now I´m interested on having an AF lens and started looking adds for this model in second hand condition. What part of Perú are you living? I´be been there for the first time on february to participate in the sundance at karal, near supe

If your looking for a lens to use wide open there are better, but once beyond 1.4 this lens is a treat. It's a joy to use and the build quality is second to none.

Just got one of these a couple days ago, its amazing. I got lucky and found one for $60 at a thrift store, came with a casr and theres no fungus! Its so amazing, and pairs great with my d3200.

just got this for my d610 and love it!

Great video. I just bought a used d5100 with a 18-55 and this 55-300 lens. Should be a great pair. I plan to upgrade lenses and sell these eventually if i do alot with it. I am only in for $330 for all three and a bag. Feel very lucky. Freat vid and explaination. I do like to see what i can do vs numbers. Price point and how to get quality shots and limitations should be all anyone really needs for info.

I have this, gen 3. Have not shot with it much. A bit disappointed by how soft it is, even for a vintage lens. I wonder if there is something wrong with it, but don’t feel like buying another one to compare against.

I have 18-105mm should I sell it for 55-300mm or buy it and keep my lens ? These photos are breathtaking 🎉🎉🎉

Hello. Nice video review! I had one question. Im starting in photography as a hobby. What lens do you recommend for taking wedding reception pictures? IE.. like of the guests, reception, ceremony and bride and groom. Thanks alot.😊

The camera where this (or any other AI-S) lens shines best is on the Nikon FA. Nikon started upgrading to AI-S in the year or two ahead of the release of the FA so that the camera would have a full suite of lenses available at launch. Apparently the matrix metering and full PSAM modes were being developed for the FE2 but development and testing was slow, so the decision was taken to release the FE2 without the new features, and to put them into a new camera which would eventually be called the FA. The S in AI-S stands for shutter and was to ensure full compatibility with the FA shutter priority mode and matrix metering. People don't often understand that Nikon was betting big on their electronic features and saw them (correctly) as the future of photography. I love AI-S lenses on the FA. They work well together, but more importantly the lens design and coatings are optimised for film, especially black and white film, and give a magical quality that is never fully replicated on digital.

This lens came on a canon EOS Rebel T2 I picked up in a lot of cameras in a silent auction a couple of years ago. Just bought an adapter to use on my canon M50 Mark II. I’m a newbie with anything other than point & shoot cameras, so not sure I’ll know if it’s a good or bad lens.

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Thanks for an honest review Brett. Like you I think it's a decent bit of kit to have as back up and for a really good price, especially secondhand.

Ironically I use this lens for portrait work. My dedicated portrait lens doesn't get closer than head and shoulders.

I have this lense buried somewhere as i mostly been using prime lenses that i got when I upgraded to the nikon d500. i am wanting a good wildlife lense that wouldnt break the bank. since i already have the lense, would the d500, due to the really good af system, balance the slowness issue of the 55-300mm?

Really? All photos are captured by 55-300 f/5.6 lens? 😮😮

These are great lenses. I have the MK3 2.8 which was converted to Canon mount by Eddie Houston. His conversion gives you focus points and although manual you do get confirmation from the camera. The beauty of having the focus points is it allowed me to calibrate the lens as it was front focusing. Its a lens you need to spend time with and use but it is brutually sharp if you are taking subjects where you have the time. Like you I bought it to see if the range was something I needed.....but to be honest it delivers such good photos I dont think I would upgrade. Yes autofocus and image stabilisation would be nice but not essential. Thanks for making the video....lenses like these are good.

When do you review and talk about the D500? Boring

Maybe use a handheld meter next time.

Sharpest lens I've ever owned. PIty about the chromatic abberations. But in lens design you can't have everything

Multi selector has play in it. You can feel it by putting two fingers on two opposite points of the ring shaped part of the command and alternatively pressing gently till you start feeling the resistance of the springs - this gives the camera a very cheap and flimsy aspect! Other things, the boring hourglass, the flicker detector that reacts to LED light bulbs, the AF assistant light that triggers with very good ambient indoor lightnig ( in my case an equivalent 100 watts LED bulb on ceiling and the range 60 watts equivalent in the kitchen ), white balance default setting that is not good... The only problem here is that you did not mention enough of the negative points for this model. Nikon has lost its reputation with me, I am returning this brand new unit and I'll never buy that brand again. I also have a brand Pentax K-70 that for half the price is doing WAY better. Don' buy it, stay away from it! You have been warned. 🤨 P.S. I changed my mind this morning because I had the confirmation that the play in the selector is so by design and I don't want to penalize Amazon which sold my a DSLR in perfect condition. Also because there is ways to get around the boring default settings... Well, you get the point but I still think Nikon, though this model has some advantages to be honest, could have done way better on this specific model.

The other big thing that no one talks about with Nikon DSLRs is screw drive lenses. You *can* adapt them to Z mount mirrorless cameras, but you lose autofocus! The upshot is that, since those AF/D lenses don't completely adapt to the Z5,6,7 with autofocus, their prices have fallen off a cliff. A D810 might save you $300-500 relative to a Z5 or Z6, and in addition to that you can get pretty nice older f/2.8 zooms for under $200, which is vastly cheaper than the Z mount alternative. You can pretty much build a complete D810 system for just the cost of a Z5 and a kit lens!

Thank you for prices sir

Great shots, I really want this lens, but still holding out for the moment.

I received one of these from a friend and almost went to sell it on ebay......after watching this it's keeper. Thanks!

The Ai 50mm 1.8 is the best of them all.

So...what happened to Jenny?lol

I’ve been slowly going through my LR catalog and flagging photos to delete, and I can totally relate to the nostalgia bit. One thing I can say is that it’s been good to analyze my growth as a photographer a little, but it’s also nice to let the ones I know are crap photos go. 🤙🏼

This good

I also suggest the Kiron 70-210mm F4 with focus-lock and zoom-lock. It has the highest MTF score in the center region.

thats a full frame lens ?

With the original version of this lens, Vivitar almost by itself legitimized zoom lenses and started the trend away from prime lenses with consumer users. Over the years before Vivitar bankrupted, there were at least four models of the lens from two manufacturers. (Vivitar didn't make anything. It was a design and marketing company.) Pretty sure this is the last version. In terms of performance, they are okay today, but they pre-date technological advances like ED glass and advanced lens coatings, so even a fairly cheap consumer lens from a major maker like Nikon is likely to perform noticeably better. In its day, Vivitar did create quite a number of highly advanced lenses, flash units, and other photo equipment, really cutting edge stuff for its time

you can take a photo in 210mm f/2.8 ?

Why should I listen to a beta-male?

I noticed you had surfing photos. I bought this lenses for surf photography but I haven’t had a chance to use it yet. In your opinion, is this good for surf photos?

I owned this camera (sold it for a D750 then eventually acquired a D610).... the 810 is a specialty camera that requires really good handheld technique that might turn off first time users. For first time full frame buyers, or planning to own it as the only camera body in your bag, I would NOT recommend this camera, IMO, D600/D610 or D750 is a lot more versatile in terms of high iso noise, minimum shutterspeed requirement and manageable file size.

I AM THE 666TH SUB! GREAT VIDEO!!!

Thanks for the video, but can you please turn on the light in your room and do something with that dog?... Please :)