Telephoto zoom lenses with excellent cost performance and optimized for use with digital SLR cameras.
Capable
of macro photography, this lens has a 1:2 maximum close-up
magnification at the 300 mm focal length. It’s the ideal high
performance lens for portraits, sports photography, nature photography,
and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range.
It also has a switch for changeover to macro photography at focal
lengths between 200mm and 300mm with a maximum close-up magnification
from 1:2.9 to 1:2.SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass in this lens
provides excellent correction of chromatic aberration.
New coating reduces Ghost and Flare.
The
new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghost,
which is a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an
optimum color balance through the entire zoom range.
SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass
We
used SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass in this lens for excellent
correction of chromatic aberration. This also corrects for fluctuation
of aberration due to focusing. High optical performance is demonstrated
throughout the entire zoom range.
Macro shooting with maximum magnification 1:2
It
is capable of macro photography with a 1:2 maximum close-up
magnification at the 300mm focal length. The minimum focusing distance
is 1.5 m/59 inches at all zoom settings. It also has a switch for
changeover to macro photography at focal lengths between 200mm and
300mm with a maximum close-up magnification from 1:2.9 to 1:2 and a
minimum focusing distance of 95cm (37.4 inches).
Without changing the distance between camera and subject, you can change the shooting magnification. 
