Looking for Answers about Nikon Inc. AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED?

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Yes the AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED will work with a D80 .

Yes.

Yes. The s in af-s means that the lens itself has a servo built in to control the lens.

However, it does work with the Sigma 1.4x TC. No visible image quality loss, but manual focus is very tricky. Definitely not for moving objects/subjects.

Yes!

Not that I am aware of. If you find one that will, I don't think it will be very sharp.

Yes, I have used it with a D50, D80 and D3100. It will work with any of the Nikon DSLR's.

Yes. The af-s means that there is a servo built in to the lens that will power the autofocus

yes it does . this is an afs lens . it will auto focus on the d 60.

While the Nikon D60 does not have a built-in focus drive motor, it CAN autofocus with lenses that have their own drive motor (AF-S and AF-I lenses). Because this is an AF-S lens, it will autofocus with your D60.

Yes it can.

The best lenses are the ones you can afford and the ones that suit your needs. No point in buying a 600mm if you want to do portraits, likewise no point in buying a macro if you want to do landscape. It would if you pointed out what you want to do and what your budget is.

Either, it makes no difference being DX or Fx.

All lenses marked AFS have a silent wave motor and will work on every Nikon DSLR

Yse it will.

Yes it will Katie.

I believe so yes.
I have a 55-200mm lens also and this one you will notice the difference with the 300mm range and I am surprise at the quality of the 200-300mm range photos-very good.

Except for the extreme ends (70mm & 300mm), it usually remains same over the entire zoom range.

You can probably find a 4 year warranty for less than $200, but even so, I'd get the new one if you can afford it.

The VR is in the lens not in the camera, so you can use it on any Nikon DSLR.

Yes, if the games are played in the daytime. This lens will not work well for night soccer, because the maximum aperture is only f/5.6 when zoomed in.

Forgot to ask, how much reach on the long end do you want and how wide on the short end? Keep in mind the 1.5 crop factor.

Yes, it does. It has Manual and M/A, i.e. auto, yet you can still focus manually.