75-240mm f4.5-5.6D vs 70-300mm f4-5.6G

wong_se · 20th May 2004

Care to give some comparison on these 2 lenses.

Is 70-300 a better choice since it covers more zoom range and its largest apperture is f4 ?

Witness · 20th May 2004

hmm..... 70-300 does have a bigger largest aperture....but u also have to consider the minimum wat..... and wat u need the zoom for....alot of stuff comes into play...

basically i feel buy wat suits ya needs better.....

justarius · 20th May 2004

The 75-240mm is discontinued by Nikon. I have this lens as it came as a kit. Built quality isn't inspiring with a polycarbonate lens mount. Picture quality is ok, if you stop down 1-2 stops from maximum and stay clear of either extreme of the focal length. If you don't intend to print bigger than 4 by 6, it's still usable at the 240 end but it's noticeably softer than the middle focal lengths.

20th May 2004	#1
wong_se Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 889	75-240mm f4.5-5.6D vs 70-300mm f4-5.6G Care to give some comparison on these 2 lenses. Is 70-300 a better choice since it covers more zoom range and its largest apperture is f4 ?

20th May 2004	#2
Witness Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: www.maverickatwork.com Posts: 6,768	hmm..... 70-300 does have a bigger largest aperture....but u also have to consider the minimum wat..... and wat u need the zoom for....alot of stuff comes into play... basically i feel buy wat suits ya needs better..... __________________ w maverick.photography b maverick.blogging

20th May 2004	#3
justarius Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Western side of Singapore Posts: 1,163	The 75-240mm is discontinued by Nikon. I have this lens as it came as a kit. Built quality isn't inspiring with a polycarbonate lens mount. Picture quality is ok, if you stop down 1-2 stops from maximum and stay clear of either extreme of the focal length. If you don't intend to print bigger than 4 by 6, it's still usable at the 240 end but it's noticeably softer than the middle focal lengths.