Lenses > Nikon Lenses > Zoom lens > below $200

Advantages: Huge focal range, excellent VR, great quality
Disadvantages: Heavy, expensive

...now constantly attached to my Nikon D40x. Here's a list of things l like about it. Pros - on the whole, excellent picture quality - 11.1X optical zoom, that's a lot - excellent VR (image stabilisation) which is useful for being zoomed in and handheld shots in low light - fast and silent auto-focus - well built solid, reliable - I haven't experienced lens-creep Cons - heavy. The Nikon D40x with the 18-55mm is weightless. With the ...
...likes light. Low light when zoomed in sends the light-meter hayware doing dusk shots. To get around this I just take a shot and review it on the display, or switch to raw to be able to fix the image afterwards. - loses some sharpness at long focal lengths. Conclusion I'm really happy to have bought this lens, it would recommend it to anyone. If you're considering a Nikon, I urge you to forget buying one with the 18-55mm lens and get one with ... Read review

Advantages: light weight, easy to bring around
Disadvantages: not for professional use

This Sony VCL DH1774 comes with magnification of 1.7 times making it easier for you to focus on the object you want to took picture to. One of my friend own this lens and from what I understand from him, this lens is compatible with: Sony Cyber-shot Digital Cameras: # DSC-H7 # DSC-H7/B # DSC-H9 # DSC-H9/B The lens have light in weight, with around 10 oz weight, making it easier for you to carry with your camera. Although the zooming power is ... Read review

Advantages: superb in focusing and zooming
Disadvantages: very hard to use

...of my friend bought this Sony SAL18250 Lens Mounting recently and he's quite happy with this lens. The price is quite expensive, but you will be satisfy with your money spend. It have auto focus functionality as well as manual focus. It is superb for focusing and you can zoom up to 14 times of the original object size. This lens is for super professional use, you will definitely be amaze with the focus and zoom functionality where you can took picture ... Read review

Advantages: compact, all around lense, durable
Disadvantages: a bit heavy

CANON 28- 135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM. this is one of the "good buys" or worth buyng in lenses. it is compact, not too big, and it has Image Stabilizer (IS) and with its use, you can obtain sharp images at night and low availability of light or in places where flashes are not allowed even without the use of a tripod. it is excellent to consider as "carry around" lense and outdeoor lense too. i must say that this is one of the lenses that i will be keeping ...
...used as an all around lense. i have used it so many of my shots including in weddings, documentation purposes, landscape and press releases. it is a zoom lense so you can have a clear shot from a certain distance. It has silent autofocus and fulltime manual focusing. GREAT BUY! ... Read review

Advantages: compact, light wiehgt, ideal for beginners
Disadvantages: no IS

this lense comes with the CANON EOS 400d camera as a kit. if you are starting out or woning your first SLR camera, this is pretty much the basic camera and the lense to practice your shots. after using this lense, you will be able to determine what you need and what you want in a lense. its pretty ideal to start with the basics so you will know what you want next. FOCAL LENGTH AND MAX APERTURE: 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 FOCUS ADJUSTMENT: inner focusing ... Read review