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Review on Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Lens with Vibration Reduction, New in Bulk Packaging (White Box) by Kenji Mogi ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Reliable purchase, guaranteed to be a good one.

Since I am not a professional photographer, I do not have any kind of certificate to show for my efforts. I brought this lens with me to use at student activities (I have a D3100 corpse) when I don't get close enough to get a good photo but I still want to shoot one. It's been over a year since I started using it, and I couldn't be happier with it. To begin, the camera's quick focusing allowed me to capture some unique photos of me hovering in the air while jumping in a dance and other similar moments when everything needed to happen extremely quickly. When shooting outside throughout the day, natural color reproduction is achieved, and taking portraits is a joy. There is a sense of the lens being fragile, which is something I am aware of, but it does not disturb me. I'm not bothered by the fact that the images we take sometimes come out really dark since, for starters, the carcass settings make a significant difference and, if required, you can always use Photoshop. At the extreme positions of 55 and 200, the image quality is lower. This is related to the fact that I find the former two positions strange and the latter one incomprehensible. As a result, I now consider it to be my go-to lens. When I need to take pictures of a large group of people, I switch to another one. Even after using it for an entire year, it is still my go-to lens. There were no issues with the technological aspects. There are occasional lapses in concentration, although these are uncommon.

Pros
  • Pricing, how quickly it can focus, and how accurately the colors are reproduced
Cons
  • Concentration misses. When focused at 200 millimeters, the image quality suffers dramatically.