Bought this as a gift for my wife who is a Professional. She had heard about it at a recent presentation on an Arctic expedition. So far so good. Nice to have 500mm on your D610 FX. It was a dream lens for her! A little heavy, but with all that glass, it can be expected!

We had the first over the counter 500mm f5.6 PF from Wex. My wife and I had a "play" with lens in the showroom, then ordered a second one there and then, so we could have one each. Now after 2 weeks use by both of us we can't wait for next one.

Ease of use; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight

Honestly best telephoto lens I've ever used. Sharp image and f5.6 in all range is the best you can get for that price!!

This isn't as fast as a prime lens, but for the money, it's great! It is big and heavy, and you'll need muscle to tote this around. It works good handheld in bright light. If using a tripod, make sure you have a really sturdy tripod and I'd reccomend a gimbal head.

If you want a detailed report go to Google. There are dozens of detailed reports by professional photographers on this excellent, value for money lens.

The AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 E ED lens is an FX format powerful telephoto zoom, ideally aimed at sports and wildlife photographers. It has a constant but modest f/5.6 maximum aperture, which enables a fairly compact design for its focal length.

Big microcorrugated cardboard box.

It's been a tempting couple of years for sports and wildlife photographers, with a flurry of very affordable super-telephoto zoom releases. First Tamron impressed with its game-changing 150-600mm f/5-6.3, then Sigma released its own brace of widely acclaimed 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lenses.

With a long zoom range at a tempting price, Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens could be outstanding. Phil Hall tries it out on a wildlife photography trip

I really can't recall the last time I became so emotionally involved with a lens. This affordable Nikkor telephoto zoom is sharp, easy to hold, and at under $1400 you simply cannot go wrong. If I sound excited, I am!