This is an amazing lens. Sure there are some distortion issues with an all in one lens, but for a walk around lens its just perfect. Used in conjunction with a SB-700 and took great pictures of my sons school function. Also found it very versatile at a photography course.

I have a number of full frame Nikon lenses to go with my D800E and 6 DX lenses for my D7100 or my D5500. Of these lenses, I would pick 3 to at the top of my list of superb glass, and one of those would be the 18-200 DX.

Great Zoom range and no sacrifice in quality of images, even when looked at under high magnification; Especially if you wish to choose just one lens, this would be my pick

Slightly more weight; but not a deal breaker in anyway

Nikon's new AF-S DX NIKKOR 18–200mm f/3.5–5.6G ED VR II lens (27–300mm 35mm equivalent) is an updated version of their popular 18–200mm lens that covers a significant 11.1x focal-length range and probably most of a photographer's shooting needs.

Compact; wide coverage; effective Vibration Reduction

Lens creep; distortion

The AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR II is a minor redesign of a previous lens. It features a new zoom mechanism for reducing zoom creep (the lens slides forward when tilted).

You want an all-in-one lens with good build quality; You'd like effective image stabilisation; You'd like a lens that requires no readjustment when you fit polarisers and graduated filters.

It's small, fun, flexible, sharp and fast. VR, instant auto/manual focus override and macro and zooming all work perfectly. This lens is too much fun! It has an almost all-encompassing zoom range.The 18-200mm VR works perfectly on every Nikon digital SLR camera

It's small, fun, flexible, sharp and fast. VR, instant auto/manual focus override and macro and zooming all work perfectly. This lens is too much fun! It has an almost all-encompassing zoom range.The 18-200mm VR works perfectly on every Nikon digital SLR camera

Very well build lens, used best in a weatherproofed body. But with this lense you are making compromises in every aspect, from the image quality to the portability. Because of the size of the lens, the camera is bigger and heavier, so i used it rarely. The Image quality is good but not great. I...

This lens is awesome. Yes, it is more expensive than the 18-55mm and 55-200mm lens combined but it has to be because it's doing much more than both of those lenses for its focal range. The pictures are sharp. The lens is quick.

One lens to cover a large focal area

Nothing

No, no, no. I photograph professionally, and I heard from some other photographers that this lens was not as sharp as Nikon's 28-300 in the same line. I didn't listen; they were right. Do some identical setups with other lenses and you'll find that this one is not sharp and crisp.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

All in one lens; Easy To Use; Improves Picture Quality

A little heavy