Will this lens Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR work on my D90? Links Provided

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Mike D90

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It works with mine and you will not regret owning it! So far it is the best thing I have purchased for my camera. Since it is an FX (full frame) lens it will effectively be a good bit longer lens on the D90 due to cropping factor.
 
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mikew_RIP

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Mike d90 said:
It works with mine and you will not regret owning it! So far it is the best thing I have purchased for my camera. Since it is an FX (full frame) lens it will effectively be a good bit longer lens on the D90 due to cropping factor.
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I was going to say ask Mike d90 he is well pleased,i knew what his answer would be :D
 
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Bill16

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I have the older version without the vr, but it works very well on my D90 too! Great lens for an affordable price, in my opinion! :D
 
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jwstl

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Mike d90 said:
Since it is an FX (full frame) lens it will effectively be a good bit longer lens on the D90 due to cropping factor.
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All lenses, be they FX or DX, are subject to the crop factor on a DX camera. FX just means it can cover the area of the larger sensor. DX lenses are typically smaller and lighter since they only need to cover the area of the smaller sensor but they too have the crop factor.

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grandpaw

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Another thing that is nice about using a FX lens on a DX camera is that you will only be using the center , or sharpest part of the lens, when you shoot.
 
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Mike D90

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jwstl said:
All lenses, be they FX or DX, are subject to the crop factor on a DX camera. FX just means it can cover the area of the larger sensor. DX lenses are typically smaller and lighter since they only need to cover the area of the smaller sensor but they too have the crop factor.

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I don't know why I cannot get this straight. Drives me nuts when I think of lenses on the DX camera.
 
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2MuchTurbo

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I have the same lens, have used it on my D3000, waiting for the opportunity to test it out on my new D7100. Definitely worth the money, you wont regret it!
 
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jwstl

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Mike d90 said:
I don't know why I cannot get this straight. Drives me nuts when I think of lenses on the DX camera.
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It's understandable. You naturally think a lens made specifically for DX would be named with the focal length for DX cameras but that isn't the case. The focal length is a measurement of distance and that doesn't change no matter if it's DX or FX so both DX and FX lenses are named with the actual focal length. Hence, both are subject to the crop factor.
 
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Steve B

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Just remember that focal length doesn't change. A 50mm lens is always a 50mm lens no matter what the sensor size is. What changes is the image circle or how much of the image circle is used and the effective field of view.
 
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southwestsam

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It used to confuse the hell out of me, too!

The thing to remember is that it's the sensor that determines what you can see at x focal length, not the type (DX/FX) of the lens. The only difference is that the image circle on an FX lens will cover the whole of an FX sensor, whereas the image circle on a DX lens is only big enough to cover a DX (crop) sensor.
 
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