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[novice]

Hi, I've rather stupidly bought a lens off eBay (ok I thought it was the same lens as the one currently on the Nikon shop website.

The lens is having arrived is great, new looking and works a treat. But a question has arisen that I've been unable to answer and hope you can help.

 

Basically I would like to know if the lens is an Fx lens that I can also have set on Dx, so I can use either. Or is it a Dx only lens.

 

The lens is a AF-S NIKKOR 70-300 mm 1:4.5-.6 G.

 

Dx is not written on it anywhere.

 

If you can help, please do!

 

I did take the attached image of the moon, through a gap in the clouds, last night, so it works even with a 75% crop!

[Adam]

If DX isn't written on it, then it's FX.  Is it this lens?

 

AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 IF ED VR - Nikkor F-Mount Lenses - Nikon Lens Database - Lens Database - NikonForums.com

[Merco_61]

The only AF-S 70-300 is the VR one that Adam linked to. It was made between August 2006 and July 2017. It is a very good lens that holds up well on modern sensors even though 12 MP DX was high resolution when it was introduced. It is FX

[Ron]

If it's a DX lens, it will say so on the barrel. FX lenses have no such designation.

 

I have a AF-S 70-300ED VR that works great on both my DX and FX cameras. In fact, it's a better match for my older DX camera than it is for my slightly newer FX camera.

 

As a general rule of thumb, you can use FX lenses on DX cameras out of the box. You can use DX lenses on some FX cameras but only in DX mode.

 

--Ron

[novice]

If DX isn't written on it, then it's FX. Is it this lens?



AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 IF ED VR - Nikkor F-Mount Lenses - Nikon Lens Database - Lens Database - NikonForums.com

Hi Adam, yes that's it thanks for your help.

The only AF-S 70-300 is the VR one that Adam linked to. It was made between August 2006 and July 2017. It is a very good lens that holds up well on modern sensors even though 12 MP DX was high resolution when it was introduced. It is FX

Hi, thank you, all sorted now thanks!
Thank you!