Nikon Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm

ConclusionsThe Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR is a strong performer overall, and would no doubt merit a higher rating if it existed in a vacuum. It captures crisp images, zooms across a long range for telephoto photography, and isn't so large or heavy that you'd avoid taking it with you on a hike

Our D40X is NOT compatible with this lens in spite of Nikon saying it is. Battery life is extremely short due to the power demands of this huge lens and our camera now has mechanical/electrical failure to the shutter system (from which several attempts to repair have resulted in initial success but ...

Just received today and gave it a quick test of a few hundred images using a D600. I can't find any faults. Based on my sample I'm very happy with this lens which has several features and capabilities I wanted. It is a great balance in size and cost for its tele range and performance. After hauling ...

I've been researching telephoto zooms here for a while as I was trying to decide which one to get. I narrowed it down to the Tamron 150-600, Sigma 150-600 and this lens the Nikon 200-500. After reading/watching a bunch of reviews and comparisons of the lenses I decided to go with the Nikon, mainly b...

With a Nikon D7100, this lens produces beautiful results at f/5.6 and f/8 and 500mm, the only parameter values at which I have checked it. Color rendition is attractive as is contrast. This lens-camera combination is acceptably quick to reach focus when initially fully defocused but no speed races w...

I never thought I'd say this about a $1,400.00 super-zoom telephoto lens, but,.. it is phenomenal. This lens is sharp! The VR is very effective as well. It allows me to hand-hold the lens to below 1/100s at any focal length and get sharp results, provided the subject isn't moving much. Being able to...

This Nikon 200-500mm lens fits a special niche to complement my assortment of other shorter telephotos. For the price, the lens sharpness is on par with much more expensive prime telephotos. The constant f/5.6 aperture is great when zooming out to 500mm without losing another stop of light and slowe...

I absolutely love this lens. It's been a big step up from my old 70-300mm VR, in fact I don't use it anymore. I use this mainly for wildlife, I'm able to capture a whole new level of detail with this lens. The VR is some of the best I've seen, I can't believe how sharp my handheld shots can be, even...

This lens is spectacular! I bought it in anticipation of the D500 I ordered. I tried it on my D90 which it is not supposed to be compatible with and to my surprise it did work, but you could not adjust the aperture so it ran wide open at 5.6. I finally got the D500 ( man what a beast of a camera and...

I bought this 200-500mm lens to replace my Nikon 80-400mm (old model). Compared to the 80-400, the glass is noticeably sharper and the VR works much better. In reality, the lens sharpness has far surpassed what I expected to get. This lens makes justification for mega expensive ultra-tele primes dif...