Nikon clearly has a thing about zooms that start from 18mm as its DX-format line-up includes such lenses that extend to 55mm, 105mm, 200mm and now 300mm. Amazingly, these all share a common f/3.5-5.6 variable maximum aperture, although the minimum apertures differ slightly. Their prices, however, vary enormously and the 18-300mm carries a weighty ￡850 list price although it is available for around ￡100 less than that from most dealers we looked at. By far the most impressive thing about this lens is its almost 17x zoom range - the longest we've seen from any superzoom to date. As such it can easily be viewed as a genuine all-in-one zoom provided that a wide maximum aperture is not required.
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