Thoughtful major tweak of the well-regarded D300 adds video (we wish it did 1080p at 30 fps) and increases native burst rate to 7 fps. Very competitive with the current state of the midrange art, but that battle keeps on smokin’.
An upgrade from the discontinued 135–400mm, it adds the silent HSM focusing motor, apochromatic design to minimize color aberration, and optical stabilizer. Good balance for a large lens.
This long, fast, full-frame lens has a large price to match. Our SQF tests revealed sharpness in the Excellent range even all the way out to 300mm. But it weighs nearly 6 pounds.
Tamron’s 60th Anniversary 70–300mm model lens is the first with its own Ultrasonic Silent Drive (USD), for fast and quiet autofocus. Optically strong, with distortion control and edge falloff better than that of some of the competitors, it focuses...
This wide-to-moderate tele step-up, a 26–78mm equivalent, offers added speed, sharpness, and distortion control. AF is fast and accurate, if slightly whiny.
The first DSLR with video, it remains Nikon’s main midlevel model, with great resolution, HD movie-making, and near-perfect layout. Unlike lesser Nikons, it accepts lenses without AF motors.
