There is definitely a wide array of options in the travel zoom department, but it comes down to the age-old concession between image quality and convenience. The performance you get out of the Nikon, or any travel zoom, at its extreme telephoto range, is not going to be comparable to any dedicated...

Superzooms have just got even more powerful with the Nikkor 18-300mm, but is it a lens for everyday use and what compromises have been made? Find out with the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR review

All-in-one capabilities; handling; solid VR

Colour fringing at some focal lengths

Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm - a high-powered 16.7x superzoom for Nikon DX DSLRs

All-in-one capabilities; handling; solid VR

Colour fringing at some focal lengths

Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6 VR lens offers the longest zoom range currently available for any interchangeable lens camera system. But this comes with all of the usual optical compromises associated with a superzoom, in a large, heavy package.

Huge 16.7x focal length range (while maintaining F5.6 aperture at telephoto); Good image quality in the wide to short telephoto range; Fast; quiet autofocus; Good build quality; smooth zooming action and no zoom creep; Decent close-up capability; Nikon DX SLR owners looking for the longest possible...

Very soft results at telephoto; Extreme distortion across most of the range (but can be corrected in-camera with recent SLRs); Image stabilization not as effective as on similar lenses; especially at telephoto end; Flash shadowing at wideangle on smaller SLRs; Large; heavy and expensive compared to...

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the compact super-zoom Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR lens.

Good sharpness in the centre; especially when stopped down; Extreme 16.7x zoom range; Effective VR system; Good build; Relatively compact and lightweight

CA levels towards edges of the frame are high; Performance towards the edges of the frame could be considered disappointing at 18mm and 300m

This super-zoom lens for Nikon DX format DSLRs covers a huge 16.7x zoom range, equivalent to 27-450mm on a 35mm camera. It sports internal focusing, and Nikon's Vibration Reduction system.

The Nikkor AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR II is a hot seller already but the competition has been pushing the zoom ratio further than that already. However, Nikon wouldn't be Nikon to leave the situation as is so they came up with the Nikkor AF-S 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR (16.7x zoom ratio) - a...

The AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR is Nikon's second 18-300mm lens for DX-format cameras. More than 30% lighter than the existing AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, the new lens has a brand new optical formula comprising 16 elements in 12 groups (including 3 ED and 3 aspherical lens...

The test results of the Nikkor AF-S DX 18–300 mm f/3.5–5.6G ED VR were just average and didn't impress us; I suppose they could be the main reason of a speedy launch of another model with similar parameters but more affordable price. Let's check what the new Nikkor 18-300 mm has to offer.

very useful focal range; good resolution in the frame centre at all focal lengths; proper correction of coma at longer focal lengths; moderate vignetting at longer focal lengths; slight astigmatism at longer focal lengths; good performance against bright light; quite silent and accurate autofocus,...

weak image quality on the edge of the frame at all focal lengths; high lateral chromatic aberration near the maximum relative aperture of 200-300 mm focal lengths; significant barrel distortion at the wide angle and distinct pincushion in the 35-100 mm focal range; modest standard accessory kit