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<blockquote data-quote="Tami Jo" data-source="post: 92122" data-attributes="member: 10397"><p>Pat I have the 55-300VRII Lens and have to say that I enjoy shooting with it. I also looked at the 70-300VR IF and contemplated picking that one up. But they appeared to be fairly close in IQ and you are not missing the 55-70 range if you choose to take just one lens with you. I have enjoyed the IQ of the 55-300 thus far. I will say at times it is a bit slow to focus and I've missed a few shots because it was hunting. I have heard similar comments on the 70-300 as well. Since I do not have that lens I can not confirm that as fact. I did however read the reviews and used those to help me make my decision. I believe that the 70-300 may be slightly faster in some instances due to it's ability to focus internally. Hopefully someone who has used both can reveal more information on this. For me I saved about 150.00 by going with the 55-300. I will use those savings towards a wide angle lens in the coming months. I am not planing on moving to FX anytime soon but if I stumble across a great deal on the 70-300 VR IF I may decided to pick it up. Some of these decisions can be tough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tami Jo, post: 92122, member: 10397"] Pat I have the 55-300VRII Lens and have to say that I enjoy shooting with it. I also looked at the 70-300VR IF and contemplated picking that one up. But they appeared to be fairly close in IQ and you are not missing the 55-70 range if you choose to take just one lens with you. I have enjoyed the IQ of the 55-300 thus far. I will say at times it is a bit slow to focus and I've missed a few shots because it was hunting. I have heard similar comments on the 70-300 as well. Since I do not have that lens I can not confirm that as fact. I did however read the reviews and used those to help me make my decision. I believe that the 70-300 may be slightly faster in some instances due to it's ability to focus internally. Hopefully someone who has used both can reveal more information on this. For me I saved about 150.00 by going with the 55-300. I will use those savings towards a wide angle lens in the coming months. I am not planing on moving to FX anytime soon but if I stumble across a great deal on the 70-300 VR IF I may decided to pick it up. Some of these decisions can be tough. [/QUOTE]
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