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<blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 139075" data-attributes="member: 9187">Aside from the stated obvious difference in focal length, have a look at the following aperture values for the 18-300mm vs 70-300mm<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Aperture Max by Focal Length</td><td>18-20mm = f/3.5 
21-24mm = f/3.8 
25-29mm = f/4.0 
30-33mm = f/4.2 
34-37mm = f/4.5 
38-39mm= f/4.8 
40-47mm = f/5.0 
48-67mm= f/5.3 
68-300mm= f/5.6</td><td>70-111mm = f/4.5 
112-164mm = f/4.8 
165-194mm = f/5.0 
195-239mm = f/5.3 
240-300mm = f/5.6</td></tr></table>As you can see, at 70mm, the former lens is at smallest aperture (f/5.6) on the 18-300mm lens, but the 70-300mm is still at it's maximum (f/4.5) - thats 4 stops!!!Also, the 70-300mm is a FX lens, so attached to your D5200, you get the sweet spot from the centre of the lens <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="§am, post: 139075, member: 9187"] Aside from the stated obvious difference in focal length, have a look at the following aperture values for the 18-300mm vs 70-300mm [TABLE="class: SpecsTable, width: 625, align: center"] [TR] [TD="class: SpecsTableCell"]Aperture Max by Focal Length[/TD] [TD="class: SpecsTableCell"]18-20mm = f/3.5 21-24mm = f/3.8 25-29mm = f/4.0 30-33mm = f/4.2 34-37mm = f/4.5 38-39mm= f/4.8 40-47mm = f/5.0 48-67mm= f/5.3 68-300mm= f/5.6[/TD] [TD="class: SpecsTableCell"]70-111mm = f/4.5 112-164mm = f/4.8 165-194mm = f/5.0 195-239mm = f/5.3 240-300mm = f/5.6[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] As you can see, at 70mm, the former lens is at smallest aperture (f/5.6) on the 18-300mm lens, but the 70-300mm is still at it's maximum (f/4.5) - thats 4 stops!!! Also, the 70-300mm is a FX lens, so attached to your D5200, you get the sweet spot from the centre of the lens :) [/QUOTE]

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