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1. Cat loving photo gal says:

   February 2, 2012 at 1:52 am

   86 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Good lens for the money, 9 May 2006

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   Cat loving photo gal (London, England) –

   This review is from: Nikon 55-200MM F4 – 5.6G AF-S DX Lens – Black (Camera)

   I am impressed with the image quality of this lens. Previously I was using an ultrazoom camera with a x10 optical zoom, which was the equivalent of a 300mm lens on a 35mm. This lens gives far superior image quality at full zoom. The details are clearer and sharper and there is less chromatic aberration. I have used this lens with my Nikon D50 for handheld shots and camera shake is not evident at 200mm. Forget all the critics who say that this lens is not as good as the expensive high-end Nikkors. It’s a good deal for the money, and is a big improvement on the all-in-one ultrazoom digital cameras.

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2. Bahi says:

   February 2, 2012 at 2:03 am

   21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Lightweight, optically okay but superseded now, 25 Sep 2007

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   Bahi (London) –

   This review is from: Nikon 55-200MM F4 – 5.6G AF-S DX Lens – Black (Camera)

   This is an old, discontinued version of a decent, lightweight lens that was recently improved significantly, with revised optics and the addition of optical vibration reduction (VR, like Canon’s IS) that offers you about a two-stop advantage in low light. That means that a picture that would have required a shutter speed of, say 1/200 second on this old lens can generally be taken at about 1/50th of a second on the new version. (Unless your subject itself is moving.) The result is that you can use lower ISO settings for equivalent results or, at maximum ISO, get sharp pictures that you otherwise wouldn’t have been able to manage. Look for the version that includes VR in its name – today (26 Sept 2007) it’s retailing in many places, including Amazon UK sellers, for less than this older one. See Thom Hogan’s pages – bythom.com – for more detail and a comparison between the two lenses. The new one justifies one extra star for its performance.

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3. Chang K. Park "parkck2" says:

   February 2, 2012 at 2:28 am

   44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Do Not Buy this: OBSOLETE, 15 Aug 2007

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   Chang K. Park “parkck2″ (UK) –
   
     

   This review is from: Nikon 55-200MM F4 – 5.6G AF-S DX Lens – Black (Camera)

   I’m sure this is a good lens but DO NOT BUY IT, there is a new identically priced version with VR shake reduction, make sure yours has this feature as it will make all the difference at telephoto.

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