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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 307135" data-attributes="member: 9240">I've never shot with the 70-300mm but had the 28-300mm.&nbsp; On a DX camera such as yours the quality of the 28-300mm is extremely good.&nbsp; Can it &quot;match&quot; the 70-300mm?&nbsp; I'm guessing that you might take a slight hit in IQ shooting wide open, but close it down a click or two and you're OK.&nbsp; The 300mm end of the 28-300 is not quite 300mm either.&nbsp; But can the 70-300mm shoot from 28-70mm?&nbsp; Nope.There's always a trade-off with zooms, so for something that varied you're going to compromise a bit at points, but it's still a fine lens.&nbsp; I will say this - it's not as wide as I'd like on a DX body (which is why I sold it), and it's definitely not wide enough to make it a perfect &quot;take only one body and one lens on vacation&quot; lens.&nbsp; On an FX camera?&nbsp; Sure, and since getting my D600 I wish I hadn't sold it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 307135, member: 9240"] I've never shot with the 70-300mm but had the 28-300mm. On a DX camera such as yours the quality of the 28-300mm is extremely good. Can it "match" the 70-300mm? I'm guessing that you might take a slight hit in IQ shooting wide open, but close it down a click or two and you're OK. The 300mm end of the 28-300 is [I]not quite[/I] 300mm either. But can the 70-300mm shoot from 28-70mm? Nope. There's always a trade-off with zooms, so for something that varied you're going to compromise a bit at points, but it's still a fine lens. I will say this - it's not as wide as I'd like on a DX body (which is why I sold it), and it's definitely not wide enough to make it a [I]perfect[/I] "take only one body and one lens on vacation" lens. On an FX camera? Sure, and since getting my D600 I wish I hadn't sold it. [/QUOTE]

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