What is the nikon af s dx 55 300mm f 4 5 5 6g ed vr good for?

The Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR is a telephoto zoom for APS-C cameras. On those bodies it frames like 82-450mm on full frame, so it's really about reach: distant wildlife, sport, anything you can't walk up to. It's stabilised, which helps when you're handholding at the long end.

The trade-off is light. The maximum aperture narrows from f/4.5 to f/5.6 as you zoom in, so it's happiest in good daylight. On APS-C, the depth of field at 300mm is roughly that of f/6.8-8.4, which is handy for keeping a subject sharp.

It fits a wide range of Nikon APS-C bodies, such as the Nikon D5600 and Nikon D7500. If you want to work out the reach for other formats, Sensor sizes explains crop factor.

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