I purchased a Nikkor 70-300mm G lens for my D70 this week. I have never had a zoom lens before and was not sure if I would use it much so I opted for the cheapest on the market - £115 - once I know I like it I will get the real thing.
I was not expecting much from the lens since the usual know-it-all's on the forums were having nothing but bad to say about its clarity around the 300mm mark, well I am glad to say I am absolutely very happy with the lens.
It does fantastic long distance shots which in combination with my 18-70mm gives me an amasing 16x magnification, it also does great with the kinds of shots where the background needs to be distorted.
Click on the image for some more flower shots which demonstrate the depth of field you get out of a long lens nicely.
Wow RIP, quite impressive piccies. makes me really crave a decent digicam. Keep it up they make for some really stunning backgrounds.