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<blockquote data-quote="KWJams" data-source="post: 20662" data-attributes="member: 1926">I own the 55-200mm and wanted something with a longer reach and bought the 55-300mm and was at first very disapointed.&nbsp;The first thing I did when getting it was buy a cheap UV &amp; a CPL filter on eBay. I have the same filters (different brand) for my 200mm lens and thought it would be a logical combination for the 300mm as well.&nbsp;In cold weather it was real slow focusing. The pictures were not as crisp ---- and then I started thinking about what possibly could be the problem since everyone else was raving about theirs.&nbsp;I have to go back to the start in my evaluation now since I realized that the CPL filter was causing the problems and not the lens. &nbsp;Here is an example of a shot I took a week ago that is not really spectacular and needs more contrast, but it was a quick point and shoot situation before the duck flew off and the lens did a great job in spite of me. &nbsp;<img src="http://nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/9/2/6/duck_on_a_stump2_thumb.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="KWJams, post: 20662, member: 1926"] I own the 55-200mm and wanted something with a longer reach and bought the 55-300mm and was at first very disapointed. The first thing I did when getting it was buy a cheap UV & a CPL filter on eBay. I have the same filters (different brand) for my 200mm lens and thought it would be a logical combination for the 300mm as well. In cold weather it was real slow focusing. The pictures were not as crisp ---- and then I started thinking about what possibly could be the problem since everyone else was raving about theirs. I have to go back to the start in my evaluation now since I realized that the CPL filter was causing the problems and not the lens. Here is an example of a shot I took a week ago that is not really spectacular and needs more contrast, but it was a quick point and shoot situation before the duck flew off and the lens did a great job in spite of me. [IMG]http://nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/9/2/6/duck_on_a_stump2_thumb.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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