An excellent accessories for the D70 (and D50).

The AF 70-300 isn't quite the equal of Nikon's ED 80-300 zoom, but its resolution and contrast is more than adequate for for the current series of Prosumer digital cameras from Nikon, and that's squarely the market they've aimed it at. Together with the 28-70mm zoom packaged with the D70, it provides a range of 28-300mm- equal, in 35mm camera terms, to about 35mm to 450mm. With the addition of a wide angle lens (something around 18mm would be nice), this combination would cover just about any focal length the D70 owner would ever need.

The lens itself is lightweight and compact, and won't take up much space in a small camera bag. The autofocus motor is significantly noisier than the newer 28-80mm Nikkon, but it's not so loud as to be particularly annoying. Photos shot with the D70 show good contrast and edge-to-edge sharpness all all zoom lengths.