Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens Bulk packaging (White box, New)

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I wasnt too sure about buying lens from a third party seller on Amazon but Ive received the item without a problem and the lens it self worked well during a test. I use this zoom lens on my Nikon 3300 along side Nikon 35mm prime lens. Even though Im a professional photographer I often carry and use my DX camera with these two DX lens for landscape and street photography. I only bring along my FX (full frame) camera on an assignment. If you have a good compact DX camera like the latest Nikon D3300, you will enjoy using it with an inexpensive but good VR lens like this paired with the 35mm prime lens. I used to have a 18-55mm VR II and a 18mm-200mm VR II lens but this one seems to be sharp and perform just as well as them.

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This one is a fantastic lens for its price. I bought it four years back along with Nikon D40 , my first entry into DSLR. It had 18-55mm kit lens and as a beginner, I didnt wannna spend a lot of money on additional lenses. I thought this would complement the kit lens to take nice Bokeh effect pictures and zoo animal pictures. Im glad to tell that this already gave me many wonderful shots to cherish for ever.(Check out my uploaded pictures to have an idea about what this lens can do) Remember that this is good for well lit environment and hence indoor photos may not come great unless properly lit. Cranking up ISO would requite a lot of post-processing of the image to improve the look. VR for high zoom is very helpful since I can use a slower shutter speed to increase the exposure. The main problem I face is the inconvenience of carrying and changing lenses. But I do recognize that a 18-200 mm lens would cost much more (more than 4 times the cost of this for Nikon brand and quality. Also it supposedly wont give as much quality as individual lenses). Bottom line: If you are a budget photographer and not into hi-fi photography, this would be sufficient to take nice pictures in well lit environments. Buy a bigger bag for carrying it around with your camera.

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I bought this lens when it was on sale for $149. As of this writing, the lowest price is $159 from an Amazon partner, and Amazons own price is back up to the full retail of $249. For $149, this lens was a great buy and Im very happy with it. I dont know if Id spend $249 for it, though. Nikon has offered this lens in the past at $149 when purchased with a new Nikon camera, but this was the first time I had seen it sold separately at that price. What I like about it, besides the price: its light for a telephoto lens, its not much longer than the 18-55mm Nikon kit lens, and the zoom action is smooth. It comes with a lens cap, rear lens cover, lens hood, and a cloth case. As others have pointed out, its mostly plastic, and it has a plastic lens mount, but at this price point, thats to be expected and it is part of the reason that the lens is so light. What I dont like: as expected, low-light performance isnt the best. Be prepared to crank up the ISO and/or use a flash for inside shots. Of course, a lot of people wont want to use a telephoto for interior shots, although Ive used this lens for some portraits and macro shots. Outside, in brighter light, there arent any issues. Image quality is quite good for what is basically a kit lens, and when combined with the 18-55mm lens, youre ready to cover a range of distances. Id eventually like to get the 18-200mm Nikon lens, but at almost $900, thats not on my list of immediate purchases, so this lens was a good way for me to get telephoto ability without breaking the bank.

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Ive had this lens for a few years and I have nothing but good things to say about it. I am consistently impressed by the results. Its sharp with great color and contrast. Theres something about it that makes for excellent photos. This thing just rocks. I use this lens mostly for taking photos of my kids sports activities. You have to crank the ISO a little to get the shutter speeds fast enough to freeze action, but that isnt much of a problem. If you cant afford a $2,000 high-speed lens, this is a darn good alternative. Ive gotten tons of great action shots. And its MUCH lighter than the lenses with a larger aperture. Size-wise, its pretty much a go-anywhere lens. The focal range is very useful for capturing targets at a distance. Since it only goes down to 55mm at the close end youll probably find its not well-suited to indoor use or anywhere else youll be in close quarters with your subjects. But thats not a flaw, its just something youll keep in mind when deciding when to use the lens. Thats not to say the lens is perfect, but it IS perfect for the price. The autofocus is a little slow, but its perfectly acceptable. Its good enough that I havent missed many shots because of it. You cannot go wrong with this lens. If youre disappointed with this lens, the problem is not the lens. To get near-professional quality results from a lens that costs $200-something is ridiculous.

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An upgrade of Nikons original digital-only tele kit zoom, this new 55-200mm f/4-5.6 ($250, street) adds Vibration Reduction and a number of optical improvements for only $70 more. A 3.6X 82-300mm equivalent zoom, its not expected to be bundled in Nikon DSLR kits any time soon. Hands on: The barrel, when contracted, is nearly an inch longer than the earlier 55-200mm non-VR DX lens, but is still extremely light as a result of all-plastic construction, including the lensmount. The large zoom rings slightly uneven and underdamped turning action is what youd expect from a lens at this price. The narrow manual-focusing ring is even-turning but also underdamped, with a very short turning radius for fast, if coarse, manual focusing. AF action on our test camera, the D40x, was adequately fast and quiet, thanks to Nikons Silent Wave Motor in the lens. In the lab: SQF tests found Excellent sharpness and contrast at all focal lengths -- an improvement over the earlier, non-VR version of this lens. DxO Analyzer 2.0 tests found Imperceptible barrel distortion at 55mm (0.08%), and Slight pincushion distortion at 105mm and 200mm (0.24% and 0.19%, respectively). All three are also improvements over the earlier lens. Light falloff was gone from the corners by f/5 at 55mm, f/7.1 at 105mm, and f/8 at 200mm. At the uniform close-focusing distance of approximately 43.5 inches, tests of close-up ability found maximum magnification ratios ranging from 1:14.25 at 55mm to 1:3.8 at 200mm, about an average magnifying power, and not up to the 1:3.4 turned in by the non-VR 55-200mm. DxO Analyzer Blur tests of the lens first-generation VR system (at 200mm) showed an improvement for three users of about 3 stops of extra handheld sharpness at slower shutter speeds; 4 stops are possible with Nikons VR II system. Conclusions: Even though its the earlier version of VR, to get any VR at this price is a steal.

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I bought this lens to compliment the 18-55mm kit lens that came with my D5000 before a recent trip to Europe. I am so happy that I decided to make this investment. I feel like this lens really opens up the range on my camera, allowing me to zoom in more on far away items such as architectural detail on buildings, action in sporting events, nature and wildlife, etc. I got some really amazing pictures in Europe, like close-ups of the London Eye and shots of the top of the Eiffel Tower that just would not have been possible without this kind of zoom. The vibration reduction is great because it allows you to take handheld pictures at 200mm zoom without blurring on the image. The lens also provides great color and sharpness, just like you would expect from a Nikon lens. Now some things to consider before you purchase. If youre someone who doesnt like to switch lenses, or doesnt really like to think about what you want to shoot with, this might not be for you (but then a DSLR might not be right for you either, you might just want to shoot on something with a big time optical zoom). Because this lens reduces your field of view (the smaller the mm the larger your field of view) you cant use it to taking sweeping panoramic shots. You also have to be several feet away from an item to get this lens to focus, so you cant use this lens as a stand in macro where youre just trying to get more detail by zooming. You also need to think about what you want to focus on taking pictures of before you go out to shoot--for me, making a conscious decision to go out with this lens and only shoot distance really makes me notice different things. And leads to some great and different pictures. If youre looking to expand your range at a reasonable price, I cant recommend this lens enough. I feel like its completely worth it!

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As most say this item arrived ahead of the published delivery date. The external box was good sized. There was an inner box that was well isolated from the inner box. The inner box contained the lens and it too was well isolated and protected. As for the refurbished lens, it was exactly what I ordered. I ordered this lens for my older Nikon D-60. It fit perfectly. I am well pleased with its operation. As well it came with a carrying case for the lens (but will live on the camera) and a non-petal lens hood. As for being "refurbished," I could not be happier with the quality of the lens, its packaging and added accessories. Would I buy from these people again? You bet. It was a good price, good quality, good delivery...

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I bought this zoom lens as an additional lens for my wifes Nikon D40 camera. The thought was that it would enable her to get some better closeup shots depending on the situation. While it is true that the lens is great for that, functionally its not as versatile as her stock lens due to the fact that you dont have the ability to not zoom in on something. The interesting thing is that the camera has high enough picture quality that you can take almost any image taken with the stock lens and zoom in on it digitally, but I digress. This last weekend we took an outing to the National Zoo in Washington DC and my wife put this lens on her camera. For the task of taking pictures of the various animals in their enclosures, this thing was great. We wound up with some images of animals that look like they were professionally done and that would not be out of place in a wildlife book. The lens is easy to install, easy to use, and gives very good picture quality thanks to the vibration reduction feature, all for a reasonable price. For an amateur photographer or someone who just likes to take a lot of snapshots, whats not to like?

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Purchased the Nikon 55 to 200mm after carefully researching. It is to augment the capability of my D 60 Nikon camera. Physically the lens body is very light weight plastic. After having rather heavy SLR lenses over the years this was a little bit of a surprise. Not as rugged appearing as some of my old lens. However I dont think that is much of a concern...no lens holds up well to mishandling. Have already taken numerous images with this lens and results were very sharp, great color and no appearance of flare. I would rate this on a Par with much more expensive SLR FILM camera lens. The zoom mechanism is very smooth. The price of this lens is really a bargain compared to past equipment I have purchased. At this point in time I believe NIKON to be manufacturing some of the best digital SLR lens on the market. NIKON is also extremely competitive on pricing. The main reason I decided to go to NIKON lens system over Canon is the competitive pricing, excellent reviews, and actual posted images I have seen. All of my other digital cameras have been Canon. Bottom line: if you are looking for excellent "reasonably" priced optics...buy NIKON.

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This was the second lens that I have for my D40. I almost bought the D40 package that comes with an 55-200mm lens, but I am very glad my buddy pointed out that it did not have VR like this lens. This is a great lens. I was taking great handheld shots in daylight at 200mm and noticed that I had not even turned on the VR! I wish I could afford to buy the 18-200mm VR lens, but if your camera like my D40 already came with an 18-55mm lens, getting this one for $400 less definitely makes sense and is alot of fun. Now, this lens wont do miracles so if youre trying to take handheld 200mm action shots at night or dark lighting, you wont be impressed, but thats not what this lens if for. For that, youd need to shell out a few grand to buy a nice f/2.8 zoom lens that will do wonders, but for this price, you cant beat this quality in decent lighting. I really think that Nikons marketing department is great because they are giving amateurs and beginners to the DSLR world a taste of what they have by offering the D40 and lenses like this at such low prices. I am sold and Im sure over the years will continue to buy nikon products as I can afford them and learn how to use them!

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