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    Nikon Nikkor-H 300 mm f/ 4.5 non-Ai
    Nikon Nikkor-H 300 mm f/ 4.5 non-Ai

    Nikon Nikkor-H 300 mm f/ 4.5 non-Ai

    300mm · f/4.5

    Overview

    The Nikkor-H 300mm f/4.5 non-Ai is a well-built metal lens with excellent manual focus feel and a permanent telescoping lens shade. Optically, it shows vignetting and chromatic aberration, with magenta fringing correctable in post. Sharpness is decent but not the best among Nikkor 300mm lenses; the sweet spot is around f/8. It suits photographers comfortable with manual focus on a tripod, especially those using older Nikon bodies with an aperture-coupling lever.