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 enlarge | Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $899.00
Buy New: $644.98
You Save: $254.02 (28%)
New (22) Used (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  240 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 11.1
Maximum Focal Length: 200
Minimum Focal Length: 18
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 6 x 9
Warranty: 1 Year Warranty + 4 Years Extended Service Coverage - 5 Years of Protection Included directly from Nikon USA
MPN: 2159
Model: 2159
UPC: 018208021598
EAN: 0018208021598
ASIN: B000BY52NU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 frustrating July 13, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was so very excited about this lens and it was the first somewhat expensive lens i purchased for my DSLR. I liked the versatility and the VR feature - hoping to protect my sensor from dust with fewer lens changes. The problem? I am about to send it away for it's second repair!
When first received it telescoped out badly, so that if, like me, you frequently photograph insects and flora at foot level - you loose your focus.
That's not all, after only a month the lens froze up (would not zoom or focus - even in manual.) I sent if for repair, it worked alright for a while, then in the middle of my first paid photo job, it jammed up again. (Good thing I brought back ups.) If you haven't already purchased this, I would advise sticking with separate wide angle and telephoto lenses until Nikon improves this lens.
 Nikkor 18~200 VR DX lens July 11, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
All in all I am quite pleased and happy with this lens. It is one of the best "walk about" lenses I have ever owned. In one package I have dropped 2 lenses from my Felix The Cat black magic bag of tricks and my shoulder and back love it. However, it is not one of Nikon's sharpest lenses tho, but this is not saying it isn't, either. I use a Fuji S-5 and because this camera has a overly thick anti aliasing filter over the CCD chip, ALL lenses suffer a bit from a lack of sharpness. On my S-2 and or S-3 IRUV it IS quite sharp and so I forgive it. The color and DR is on par with many other lenses as well. Being used on a digital, of course many of these conditions can be tweaked a bit so instead of getting my [...] all up in a bunch I use and love the lens for what it can and does give me. 18mm to 200mm with a fast AF and nice VR and it is 'small' and light weight. A great all purpose lens I will enjoy for a long, long time (or until I get a full frame digital, for being DX it HAS to live on a APS-C chip sized camera).. Bummer..
Bob - Tucson
 disappointing July 4, 2008
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
I really wanted this lens to be good. It's certainly an impressive piece of optical design to cram such a huge focus range into such a compact lens, and I was tempted by the prospect of never having to change lenses. But optically it has too many problems to be more than a snapshot lens, and for that a pocketable non-SLR is more appropriate and convenient, not to mention much lighter.
Main problems: Bad distortion at many focal lengths, to the extent that my friends laughed at some of the pictures I took with it. "Hey, why's your bookshelf bent at the top??" Chromatic aberration (color fringing) throughout the zoom range. There's light fall-off in the corners. At the wider end of the range, it casts a shadow with the builtin flash on the D40 body. If you carry it on a camera over your shoulder, it will extend all the way out under its own weight. In addition, it lacks the really nice super-close focusing ability of the 18-55.
I've decided I'll be happier with the stock 18-55 (itself not that great) and the 55-200 which is lighter, cheaper, sharper, and all around better. I guess technology has not yet reached the point where you can get all that in one lens.
 Finally, a lens to maximize your DSLR June 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Finally, a quality lens with a large range: 18 to 200. Wow!
This is a great all around lens to NOW be able to go anywhere with your DSLR camera and get all the benefits of that camera without the huge camera bag.
Construction is like a pro lens. It feels and looks very well made.
The Vibration Reduction is such a huge help. Since it is not a f/2.8, the VR allows you to take pictures at lower shutterspeeds to offset the higher f-stop.
My pictures have turned out beautifully with the quality, clarity, color, and versatility you expect to get from a DSLR camera.
Pictures only happen if the camera is there, and the versatility and range of this lens allows your camera to be there with professional results.
Great lens, very good pictures June 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a newbie when in comes to dslr and lenses. I am very satisfied with lens. Very sharp pictures, vibrant colors.
No creep in my version of the lens. May be creep is fixed in current versions.
Update:
I still like the lens, but I found some dust particles under the front panel of the lens. I hardly had it for 20 days, so I am sending it back to amazon and getting a new one.
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