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<blockquote data-quote="Shawn_B" data-source="post: 263661" data-attributes="member: 21132"><p>I am considering buying one of these used on Amazon for nature (mostly wildlife) shots, primarily because of the telephoto aspect of the lens. My kit 18-140mm just doesn't get close enough to my subject (mostly birds)However, I am seeing on Nikon site that it is an FX format lens. AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G (4.3x)<a href="http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af_zoom70-300mmf_4-56g/index.htmAF-S" target="_blank">http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af_zoom70-300mmf_4-56g/index.htmAF-S</a> VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED (4.3x)<a href="http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_vr_zoom70-300mmf_45-56g_if/index.htmMy" target="_blank">http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_vr_zoom70-300mmf_45-56g_if/index.htmMy</a> D5200 is a DX camera. Nikon website also states that FX lens will work on DX sensors.My question is whether the D5200 body will be able to use all functionality of the lens. Any comments\suggestions on this lens as for my intended purpose?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Shawn_B, post: 263661, member: 21132"] I am considering buying one of these used on Amazon for nature (mostly wildlife) shots, primarily because of the telephoto aspect of the lens. My kit 18-140mm just doesn't get close enough to my subject (mostly birds)However, I am seeing on Nikon site that it is an FX format lens. AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G (4.3x)[URL]http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af_zoom70-300mmf_4-56g/index.htmAF-S[/URL] VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED (4.3x)[URL]http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_vr_zoom70-300mmf_45-56g_if/index.htmMy[/URL] D5200 is a DX camera. Nikon website also states that FX lens will work on DX sensors.My question is whether the D5200 body will be able to use all functionality of the lens. Any comments\suggestions on this lens as for my intended purpose? [/QUOTE]

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