Name: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX NIKKOR VR II Lens - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A.
Brand: Nikon
SKU: NK18200DXNR
Price: 549.95 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.5 (555 reviews)

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX NIKKOR VR II Lens - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A.

Nikon 18-200mm

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Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX NIKKOR VR II Lens - Refurbished by Nikon

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Top Rated Gear: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX NIKKOR VR II Lens - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A.

Great all purpose lens, might not be as sharp as some Nikon lenses, but this lens does it all, and is tough enough.  Remembering it is 18-200 VR AF Macro focusing for the right price.  I found much better to have the right lens on when a photo opportunity occurs, than forced to switch lenses in a moving vehicle or boat!

Great Lens for the money.

Everything arrived with high-quality protective packaging and the lens itself came with a nice bag that I hadn't anticipated. The lens is really exceptional if you are looking for a versatile single lens. I really enjoy ordering from and dealing with Adorama. They are always honest, and customer-focused, which is so rare these days.

My Perspective: A review of a lens, filters, and packaging

Nikon 18-200

Good range. Not too heavy for everyday use.

Good range

The lens is performing very well.  I would recommend it to others photographers.

Pleased

A great all around lens!  It’s always on my camera (other than brief switches to a 35/1.8 for sim living room shots).  One of the best all-around use lenses.

Great all around

Licensed Professional Geoscientist

It serves well as a multifocal lens for general purposes and to take on trips.

Good all-round lens

useful, good all around lens for DX cameras

lens

I bought this lens to be an all purpose lens instead of the 18-140mm that came with my D7500. Unfortunately, the focus is very soft compared to the 18-140mm, especially in the minimum focus range while in telephoto. Not a very impressive lens and I wish I had not bought it. Fortunately, I kept the old 18-140mm. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this thing but I guess it makes a good paperweight.

Soft at minimum focus settings unless you use very small apertures

I first reviewed this lens in May 2012, when I’d used this lens for about a year. I’ve recently delegated my beloved D7100 to backup travel body since going to full frame with a D850. I’ve been archiving and reviewing my shots recently, most taken with this lens. It simply is a workhorse that hasn’t disappointed. The images are respectably sharp with good contrast. The distortion, if any, isn’t really noticeable. Any chromatic aberration is acceptable. The range of the lens is outrageous... I mean 18-200... come on, that’s fantastic! I’ve got a collection of truly great Nikon glass, but this little beast of a lens is certainly a dependable favourite. I’ve compared it to a friend’s 18-300, and it appears a bit sharper. All in all, after 8 years and thousands of images, the lens has proven to be a reliable, great image quality, and fun lens to use. Five stars in 2012... five stars now...

Eight years later, still a great lens...

LOVE this lens! It's the perfect all around lens. As a hobby photographer I should never need to switch lenses again! It replaced a good quality but much cheaper lens and the difference to me is astounding. I will NEVER buy anything but Nikon lenses and filters for my Nikon camera again. I also have the confidence that it was factory refurbished by Nikon with a 90 day warranty AND I saved hundreds of dollars. It's a win, win.

Old refurbished better than new and cheaper

I got this to go with my Nikon D7500.  It is the lens I use the most during the day.  The wide range of focal lengths lets you properly frame a wide variety of subjects.  Auto focus and stabilization have been excellent.  The image I took here was taken looking straight up about 10 min after I got the lens I wanted to see what it could do and was not disappointed.

Great General Purpose Lens

Couldn’t tell it wasn’t new. It is my everyday go to lens. If all my lenses had to go but one, this is it. It’s light, fast and tack sharp.

Nikor 18-200 Zoom Review

The 18-200 is a good lens for walking around without bigger and heavier lenses.

Great walk around lens for crop sensor bodies

I had one like this since 2009.  It was getting worn on the rubber grips so I decided to replace it with an in-kind.

Very good lens and flexible

great walk around lens

Excellent product. Takes my photography to next level.

Great product

They say to put your money into a better lens instead of buying a new camera.  This lens is proof of that for me!

They were right!

I took my camera to a swim meet and a pre prom party and discovered just how great this lens performed on a D3200. Both pictures are edited to zoom in from 50 feet away.

I Was Amazed

This is a great go-to lens. Replaces 2-3 lenses so great for travel. Images are sharp and clean and the range is fantastic.

Perfect everyday lens

I purchased this lens after considering a Nikon 18-300 mm  f/ 3.5- 5.6, Nikon f/3.5-6.3 and looked at the Sigma and Tamron equivalents 18-200, 18-300, 18-270.  I chose this one because of its weight and the aperture range as a all around travel lens on my Nikon D90.

Excellent lens for Nikon DX camera

No hassle. Great service. Will do business with Adorama again. Lens was very well packed. AAA+++

Great service

These is the all in one lens. Light weight with excellent photograph quality

The optimum carry lense

Thanks to Adorama... i got my lens on time and ready to rock my world...this lens is rock solid and 200mm is the extra reach i needed! Plus a VRII i used it for landscape and portraits.. not to mention that one year leaf warranty..

Great package

Very convenient zoom range. Bought this one to replace my old one. Love taking it on hikes.

Good all around lens!

I love this lens for my Nikon d7100. I'm lazy and hate changing lenses. Got my second used one from Adorama - and the last one was better than the first one. (My daughter stole my first lens for her Nikon d5300). Great job Adorama - reasonably priced, and got here fast. Well packed too. 5 stars

I love this lens for my Nikon d7100

So far it has performed very well. Sharpness is good. AF is fast.

Great Lens

Not the first one I've had.  The old one was 10 years old and was worn down from thousands of shots.  Great overall carry around lens that does most of the work.  Don't dismiss the bundle.  Some nice stuff in the package, the Pro Optic lens wrap is really nice.

Great Overall Nikon Lens

Good lens for traveling. light weight, fast auto focus, not sharp at 200

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX NIKKOR VR II Lens - U.S.A. Warranty

I enjoy taking nature pictures. My old zoom Len did not have a lock on it. This Len has a lock. Walking trails with my camera over my shoulder with this Len attached makes the adventure enjoyable.  This Len takes great pictures also.

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX NIKKOR VR II Lens - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A.

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