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| Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens | 
 enlarge | Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $173.00
You Save: $76.99 (31%)
New (27) Used (3) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  178 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 3.6
Maximum Focal Length: 200
Minimum Focal Length: 55
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 3 x 2 x 2
MPN: 2166
Model: 2166
UPC: 018208021666
EAN: 0018208021666
ASIN: B000O161X0
Release Date: March 29, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great lens for the D60 May 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The lens is a fantastic lens. I like the vibration reduction feature because a larger lens is harder to hold steady. THe ability to zoom in much more than the 18-55mm lens I have is a great feature. The lens comes with a cap and fabric case. I purchased a few filters for different lighting situations and a clear filter to help protect the lens. Works great with my D60.
Nikon does a great job with its cameras. I got the camera and lenses as a beginner and have had a blast using them.
GREAT GLASS! May 29, 2008
I love this lense, I am just beginning in photography and did my research on upgrade lenses. I used the 18-55mm "KIT" lense that came with my D40 for a couple months then purchased the 200mm. I have had great results with the 200... it lives on my camera. I would recommend to anyone looking for a high quality, cost effective addition to the basic kit. The VR allows for quick shots while panning and slow shutter speeds without a tripod. Highly reccommended from this amatuer.
Nikon 55-200mm Lens May 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product is Great and Amazon service is superb.
I will purchase again from Amazon.
 Easily Worth the Money May 27, 2008
I bought this lens specifically for my grandson's high school graduation, and because of the VR feature of this lens, I got useful shots under terrible, almost impossible photo conditions.
This lens allowed me to get reasonably good, hand-held shots of my grandson with my Nikon D80 from a distance of 200 feet under stadium lighting outdoors. Any lens that can give you memorable shots under those conditions is a winner.
Now, I plan to do some wildlife photography with this baby...
Excellent, cost-effective solution May 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased and used this lens right away on a vacation where we took a few hundred pictures in several different lighting and action environments. In short, I love this lens.
It works well as a standard zoom lens. The 55-200mm rating is equivalent to about a 300mm zoom for those familiar with 35mm film lenses, because the imaging area of the Nikon SLRs is about 65% the size of a 35mm negative. Thus, the ~11x zoom is quite impressive. Zooming in all the way, it is tricky to get sharp focus 100% of the time, as it would be for any zoom lens, but with VR (vibration reduction) turned on, this is helped and with enough lighting, vibration isn't an issue. VR isn't a miracle cure, especially in lower lighting conditions, so the more you can do to steady the camera, the better. I think the VR does help significantly, but you'll still need to be mindful of doing what you can to steady the camera.
Another nice use of this lens is for portrait-type work. When used for candid or portrait shots, the zoom makes beautifully rendered shallow depth-of-field shots (where the subject is in perfect focus, but the background is blurry.)
Manual focus on this lens isn't perfect, but for the price, you can't expect too much. The focus ring is fairly loose, not stiff, so you can focus quickly, but it can be difficult to manually focus with great precision. Also, there are no markers or anything to tell you where you're focused, so you'll have to do it all visually. Generally, though, auto-focus works well in most scenarios.
Lastly, if money were no object, I may select the 18mm-200mm lens. We have the 18-55mm and with this 55-200mm, you do have your ranges covered, but there were times we wish we didn't have to change the lens for wide angle shots. But at 2x the cost for the full-range lens, I'll stick with this lens and having to switch between the two, as money is an object for most of us and this is still a very fine lens. I'm looking forward to many more beautiful images from this lens.
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