Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Lens Mounting Type: Nikon F

Advantages: Wide range of focal length - from wide to telephoto
Disadvantages: Lens creep when pointed downwards

This is another lens that I wish to buy. Why? Because it incorporates a very wide range of focal length - from a wide 18mm to 200mm in telephoto. That roughly gives us a 27mm to 300mm in 35mm film camera terms when used in DX cameras. With those range of zoom, a whopping 11.1x, this clearly the ultimate walkaround lens, a lens that fills all the gaps needed. You get both worlds of wide and telephoto in one lens. But this doesn't mean it doesn't ...
...f/stop, from f/3.5 to 5.6 depending on the focal length used. This means that this camera is limited in low lighting conditions. But not to worry - there's a VR feature, which will help you much in achieving low light photography in terms of sharpness and image blur elimination. Focusing also made fast and prompt by the use of AFS motor inside the lens. This is clearly the WINNER of a stay-on-lens for anyone traveling since it eliminates the need ... Read review

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: long focal length range, VR system, AF-S
Disadvantages: zoom creep, expensive

...solution? i really recommend this Nikon 18-200VR. very wide focal length range. from wide to telephoto. I always attach this lens on my camera system when i go traveling or when i do wedding ceremony photography. when my partner busy changing his lens from wide (18-70) with (55-200VR) , i keep on shooting without confuse which lens i should use. This is great lens especially with Vibration Reduction system on the lens. Nikon tells that the Vibration ...
...so great that you can shot on 1/15 second without shaking and still have a not blurred image. Yes i know this lens is not very sharp but which do you prefer losing a moment to be captured or get a not very sharp image? for me i prefer to get the moment. How about you? about the price? yes this lens is expensive enough because it is an AF-S lens and have long focal length range and VR2 system. the bad thing is about zoom creep... but it's not really ... Read review

Advantages: VR system, sharp, compact
Disadvantages: none

...is vibration reduction mechanism that nikon develop. With this VR II system Nikon claims it can offers the equivalent of a shutter speed 4 stops faster. This is hot! The lens construction is 16 elements in 12 groups. Inside lens there are two ED glass elements. Built in SWM. Seven blade rounded diaphragm. Filter size is 72mm. Dimension is 78x96.5mm, weight 560g. Hot gear!!! ... Read review