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624:"In the Nikon system, both crop sensor DX lenses and full frame FX lenses will function on crop or full frame bodies; HOWEVER (and it’s a big however), if you put a DX lens on a full frame body, you’ll see that a significant portion of the edge of the frame is black. This is caused by the smaller DX lens not reflecting the image onto the full area of the full frame sensor".
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Much like its counterpart, the lens is designed to be an all-in-one solution to eliminate a photographer's need to change lenses in different scenarios and reduce the amount of gear the photographer needs to carry. The main differences from the
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will occur; however, the lens can be used on a modern FX DSLR because the camera can be automatically or manually set to "DX Crop Mode", eliminating vignette, but also reducing the image area from an FX-size sensor to a DX-size sensor.
668:"Lenses with long zoom ratios are popular with travelers who don't want to carry a lot of gear, and photographers who simply want to enjoy the benefits of an SLR without having to make frequent lens changes".
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are its heavier (830 g/29.3 oz. vs. 550 g/19.4 oz.), larger (length 120 mm/4.7 in. vs. 99 mm/3.8 in.) (diameter 83 mm/3.3 in. vs. 78.5 mm/3.0 in.), it takes larger
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List of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motor
649:"What is the Difference Between Nikon DX and FX Lenses?"
715:"Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR Review"
693:"Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Review"
583:"Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR review"
737:"AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR - Features"
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485:for quick and almost completely silent
413:Like all DX format lenses, the smaller
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297:HB-58 (bayonet) (supplied with lens)
213:3 Extra-low Dispersion (ED) elements
759:"AF-S (AF-Silent Wave Motor): 1998"
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825:"Aspherical Elements: 1968"
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221:Super Integrated Coating
181:Lens-based stabilization
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695:. Photographyblog.com
538:FX in "DX Crop Mode"
1296:Nikon F-mount lenses
651:. Photographybay.com
110:Close focus distance
1219:10-100 f/4.5-5.6 PD
425:only. If used on a
417:makes it usable on
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1199:58mm f/0.95 S Noct
1159:10.5 f/2.8 Fisheye
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1046:PC 24 f/3.5
1036:28-45 f/4.5
958:24-70 f/2.8
953:17-35 f/2.8
673:. PCMag.com
602:"$ 999.95".
524:Rangefinder
338:Retail info
320:76˚ - 5˚20'
289:Accessories
257:Min. length
228:Application
132:9 (rounded)
76:Crop factor
70:27 - 450 mm
62:18 - 300 mm
968:24-120 f/4
875:2016-07-09
853:2016-07-09
831:2016-07-09
809:2016-07-09
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655:2016-07-08
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611:2016-06-22
589:2016-06-22
565:References
435:vignetting
217:Aspherical
1083:12-24 f/4
554:Automatic
543:Lens type
487:autofocus
429:or older
391:superzoom
388:telephoto
359:18-300mm
350: USD
333:June 2012
294:Lens hood
245:superzoom
242:Telephoto
190: Yes
175: Yes
127:Diaphragm
88:(max/min)
1290:Category
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474:Features
468:3.5-6.3G
450:3.5-6.3G
380:3.5-6.3G
370:18-300mm
348:$ 999.95
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265:Diameter
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145:Features
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421:-sized
408:cameras
386:) is a
325:History
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556:Manual
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273:Weight
129:blades
121:1/16.7
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384:ED VR
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