Name: Nikon af-s 55-200 f/4-5.6 ed vr ii lens
Brand: Nikon
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Nikon af-s 55-200 f/4-5.6 ed vr ii lens

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A compact telephoto zoom that's great for action, people and travel.

Optimized for Nikon's compact DX-format DSLRs, the AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II features a retracting design that's small and lightweight—ideal for travel and everyday use. Its versatile zoom range goes from 55mm, which is great for portraits and group shots, up to 200mm telephoto for catching close-ups on the sports field, school events and more. Forget about blurry photos and shaky videos; Vibration Reduction (VR) helps keep your photos sharp and your videos steady. On its own, the AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II is a great multipurpose lens.

Build and auto focus

This zoom lens has a retractable lens mechanism: pull in the lens when it is not in use so that it is exceptionally wearable. The lens weighs just 300 grams (10% lighter than its predecessor) and is just 83 mm long when it is retracted. In order to make the weight as low as possible, as much high-quality plastic was used as possible. It is put together solidly, but feels less luxurious than the high-end Nikon lenses. It is also a question of taste: some photographers prefer telephoto lenses that are a bit heavier, like the Nikon 70-300 mm, instead of a very light telephoto lens like the Nikon 55-200 mm, just because they find it nicer to work with. On the other hand, there are many photographers who usually leave their telephoto lens at home because they think it's too heavy....
For use, you have to extend the lens before you can take a picture. The optical design consists of 13 elements in 9 groups, including an ED (extra-low dispersion) glass element that limits chromatic aberration to a minimum. Nikon's compact Silent Wave Motor technology (SWM) offers silent, fast and accurate auto focus. Sharp pictures, for both photo and video, are assured.

Sharpness

The Nikon AF-S DX 55–200 mm f/4–5.6G ED VR II produces perfectly sharp images at all focal distances. If you look at the measurement results, then you see that the sharpness at the shortest focal distances is a bit higher than at the longest focal distance and that the sharpness in the center is somewhat higher than in the corners. But the differences are so small that the target audience for this lens, (starting) amateur photographers, will not have to worry about it, I think. Focus on the creative side of the photography and let the Nikon AF-S DX 55–200 mm f/4–5.6G ED VR II do its work, I would say.

Pros

Compact (a bit more than 8 cm long) and light (300 grams) telephoto zoom
Good image quality on all fronts
Fast and silent (nice during filming) auto focus
Effective built-in image stabilization, also usable while recording video, prevents motion-blurred shots in the dark
Solidly built
Very high price-to-quality ratio

Cons

Less suitable for manual focusing

Too long, didn't read (TL/DR)? Good is not a synonym for big and expensive, as proven by this compact and attractively priced Nikon 55-200 mm VR II both in our test and in practice.

One of the most popular telephoto lenses from Nikon is replaced by a more compact, lighter version with better image stabilization, which fortunately is still attractively priced. We did not review its predecessor, and we thus cannot compare the two versions with each other. But we can be brief about the Nikon AF-S DX 55–200 mm f/4–5.6G ED VR II: This is a light, terrifically compact telephoto zoom that, partly thanks to the good, built-in image stabilization, delivers sharp pictures under all conditions, both for photo and video—a zoom lens with a price-to-quality ratio to drool over. Really, when purchasing a Nikon D5500 or D3200, you should not only buy the standard kit lens, but also immediately get the Nikon AF-S DX 55–200 mm f/4–5.6G ED VR II.

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