If you cannot afford a very expensive lens and you want good zoom, the 70-300mm Nikkor VR is for you. The size is ok for the range and if you are just an amateur, you will be fine with this lens. I would recommend it.

I bought this lens for a little more zoom for my daughters softball games. I absolutely love it. It takes awesome photos. I even used it to take some Senior pictures and they turned out great. I haven't found anything I don't like yet. Lynn

Had a chance to use it last weekend at a wedding and it was everything I'd hoped it would be!!

I use this lens for pretty much everything: Portraits, landscapes, wild life, sports, and the list goes on. The VR in the lens makes everything worth while. Without it the pictures turn out blurry and very un-amazing. VR is worth every penny. The lens itself is very durable, solid, and my favorite part - no lens creep. Other photographers know what you're using, and it's an instant respect lens too. Nothing can beat a Nikkor lens on a Nikon. They are the perfect marriage. The clarity is unmatched for the price, the zoom in a crop sensor is 450mm, and the feel is amazing. My favorite demonstration was using 2 D90s, 1 with this lens and 1 with a 300mm sigma. Both photographers shot pictures of wake boarders 500 feet off the shore. The sigma's pictures looked ok, but there was obvious blur. The Nikkor's pictures were so crisp, you could read the small stickers on the board, and count the water droplets flying off the board.

I almost laughed when I first attached the lens to my camera and used the auto focus. The sound of it as it focused itself was a real treat. So quiet and smooth. It just made me happy. I do photography for real estate homes and had a hard time with small rooms. With my new lens I can get the entire room in two shots. It now has a permanent spot in my camera bag.

I OWN A TAMERON 70-300MM LENS, MANUAL FOCUS, IT TAKES GREAT PICTURES, BUT NOW THAT I BOUGHT THE NIKON 70-300MM VR LENS, THAT IS MY PRIMARY LENS ON MY NIKON D90, THE AUTO FOCUS & VR IS A GREAT FEATURE

For those users looking for a terrific high-power zoom lens, I highly recommend this model. With VR and an effective range of 105-450mm on Nikon DX sensors, this lens perfectly complements standard lenses and bundles while giving a zoom range comparable to high-end, much more expensive models.

I use this lens to take pictures from parachutist when are landing in the he drop zone and from the persons that are watching the jumps

Product was been worked well so far and is very easy to use. I would recomend this lens to everyone.

As a professional photographer, I was hesitant to add this lens to my equipment due to the fact that a $+ lens might not be sharp. Was I wrong, this lens is great & lighter than my 70-200 2.8. With my D700, shooting at a higher ISO is no problem making the speed of the 4.5-5.6 insignificant. What a pleasure this lens is to have.