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title: "Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF Auto Focus-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens"
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# 55-200mm versatile zoom Silent Wave Motor autofocus Vibration Reduction up to 3 stops Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF Auto Focus-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens

**Brand:** nikon
**Price:** € 301.95
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📸 Elevate your Nikon game—zoom sharp, shoot steady, and never miss the moment!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF Auto Focus-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens by nikon
- **How much does it cost?** € 301.95 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- nikon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted nikon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Whisper-quiet focus:** Silent Wave Motor ensures fast, discreet autofocus—perfect for events and nature.
- • **Zoom into every moment:** Capture stunning portraits, sports, and wildlife with a flexible 55-200mm telephoto range.
- • **Lightweight and compact:** Weighing just 9 ounces, this lens is easy to carry all day without fatigue.
- • **Steady shots, every time:** Advanced Vibration Reduction technology minimizes blur for crisp handheld photos.
- • **Sharper images, less distortion:** Extra-low-dispersion (ED) glass elements reduce chromatic aberration for superior clarity.

## Overview

The Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR lens is a lightweight, compact telephoto zoom designed for Nikon DX-format DSLRs. Featuring a versatile 3.6x zoom range, vibration reduction up to 3 stops, and a silent autofocus motor, it delivers sharp, steady images with minimized chromatic aberration thanks to ED glass elements. Ideal for portraits, sports, and wildlife photography, this lens balances performance and portability with a 1-year warranty.

## Description

This versatile and compact 3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR lens brings the action to the photographer. Ideal for portraiture, family, sports, nature and wildlife. AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED Lens. An ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass element minimizes chromatic aberration, contributing to superior optical performance. 7-blade rounded diaphragm provides more natural out-of-focus highlights

Review: Don't ever want to remove this lens to go back to 18-55 - I've been using this lens on my Nikon D40. Truth be told, I wasn't too thrilled with the basic kit that only came with the 18-55 lens. I'd been using my Canon SI3 as my preferred camera for sporting events, travel, and school activities. I'd had my eye on this lens for a while but just couldn't justify the price until I found a reasonably priced refurbished lens. The icing on the cake for me is that I get incredible compositions with a very modest investment (my lens was half the retail price of a new one at Circuit City). I couldn't be more pleased. Low lighting and shadows do limit some shots that include action or rapid movement. On the other hand, most lenses and cameras have this limitation. But if your subject is relatively still, you'll have no problem letting in more light at a slower shutter speed to get great photos. Like any lens, your best shots will be in good daylight or strong indoor lighting. You won't be disappointed. Because it's a zoom lens, you won't be able to stand too close to your subject. One of the downsides of 55 mm. But I compensate for this by just waiting until my subject is at least 4 feet away so that I can get the best focusing opportunity. If you take advantage of the fast shutter technology from your camera, you'll greatly appreciate the wonderful results and impressive boket that makes your work look like a trained professional. Nothing takes your breath away more than a photo of your child who is in crisp focus while the background blurs in the distance. It's one of the best features of digital photography that you can simply delete out photos and only keep the very best ones. You may find that changing to 800 ISO and activating the noise reduction feature in the D40 gives you just what you need - fast shutter speeds that stop the action without degrading the photo. While it will add some size to your camera, the light weight allows you to hold the kit for as long as you want without wearing you out. To take advantage of this lens to its fullest, I recommend using a high resolution (quality set to Fine, size set to Large). Avoid throwing out shots via the camera delete function when in playback. Instead - wait until you can download all the photos to your computer and look around for interesting sections of your composition. Then use your photo editing software to crop and keep the unexpected gems you may have missed while trying to make decisions on the viewfinder. I found interesting facial expressions or live action scenes that would have been deleted. For example, while aiming at a fountain, a small bird was in mid flight with wings extended off center. I just cropped so that the bird was centered in the resulting output and it looks like I had aimed at him all along. Thanks to the high resolution setting, I still had enough pixels available for a good looking printed photo. This is a very cool, must have accessory for your Nikon. Whether you buy new or refurbished, you won't regret your decision once you've mounted it onto your camera
Review: A versatile, cheap telephoto. It works splendidly for a general-purpose lens. - There are faster, longer, and higher-quality lenses on the market. That's a no-brainer. You can find lenses that beat the humble 55-200mm f/4-5.6G in every possible respect. But that doesn't make this lens any less valuable in a startling lineup of lenses. It's an excellent performer all around at rock-bottom prices. It makes an amazing second lens for a beginning DSLR user, with no two doubts about it. Here's the breakdown. PROS + It's thoroughly manageable to carry. This lens is ridiculously light and reasonably compact for a telephoto zoom. If you get a chance to handle its bulkier cousins, the 55-300mm and the 70-300mm (or third party equivalents), you'll appreciate just how little the plastic 55-200mm weighs. It also takes up next to no space in just about any gear bag, whether you bought it or improvised. You know what they say about the best camera, right? Same goes with lenses-- if you didn't carry it with you, it's not doing you any good! Even with the hood, it's compact. + Versatile zoom range. The 55-200mm reach gives you the ability to take shots while walking around without trouble. The wide end (55mm) is a medium telephoto in DX terms, but you can still be reasonably close in before having trouble fitting something in the frame. 200mm isn't going to get you near exotic wildlife, but you'd be surprised at how well you can grab birds or other small creatures with "just" 200mm. With the increasingly high-resolution sensors DSLRs are fitted with, you're also likely able to crop inwards a bit further if needbe. + Quiet. Focusing and vibration reduction are both very discreet, enough so that I'm more than comfortable using this lens during events. Audible? Sure, but not enough to bug anyone more than your standard shutter. Speaking of vibration reduction though... + Vibration reduction. It works. And it's completely worth it. You must remember that you're still going to get subject blur at lower shutter speeds, but for all intents and purposes I've been able to forget about handheld shake for daily shooting with this lens. It's really quite remarkable. On the other hand, don't think you're going to be doing much shooting during a car chase or anything. + Image quality is excellent. The lens is sharp with no particularly nasty characteristics, and no distortion that can't be fixed by your average post-processing RAW developer (or indeed, in-camera JPEG correction). + Beautiful compliment to the 18-55mm kit. Its aperture at the wide end (f/4) handily beats the kit lens' f/5.6, which can give you a little more breathing room if you need it without overlapping enough to make the kit lens superfluous. + Precise build and functional, tactile controls. The zoom ring is well damped, not prone to creeping, and turns with a great degree of precision for such a cheap lens. Sure, the manual focusing ring is tiny, but if you do need to use it I've found it works just fine (although a bit on the looser side). Infinitely better than the kit 18-55mm's ring, in my opinion. + Internal focusing. The lens doesn't extend unless you want it to, and the filter ring doesn't mess about if you're into polarizers or graduated ND filters. + 52mm filter size. This makes it a great companion to the kit lens (you can swap filters), and it's a common size that's easy to provide for. + Autofocus doesn't mess around. The lens isn't any more prone to hunting than you'd expect, and usually locks on quickly and silently. CONS - Focusing ring is a bit slim. If you do really want to take advantage of manual focus, you'd be better served by a lens that's ergonomically designed for it. In a similar fashion, - Dedicated manual/autofocus modes. Nikon's more expensive lenses (or their newer primes) generally have a M/A mode which allows you to override the autofocus by simply grabbing the focus ring and turning. This lens requires that you switch the lens into manual before you make such adjustments (at the risk of damaging the lens otherwise). - 200mm maximum reach means that more distant subjects may leave you wishing for "just a little more." That said, take this with a grain of salt-- I upgraded to a 300mm lens recently, and while I appreciate the additional range it's hardly a revolutionary change. - Slower speeds. It's an f/4-5.6 lens, so it's not going to be pretty if you're shooting indoors or at night. Your camera will need to have a solid higher ISO performance if you want these kinds of shots; even with vibration reduction, you'll either hit the VR system's limits or run into subject blur unless you can shoot at at least ISO 800/1600. This lens was my second, and while I've moved on since I will miss it dearly. Amazing lens and a wonderful, wonderful place to start with photography.

## Features

- 55-200mm zoom Nikon lens with f/4-5.6 maximum aperture for Nikon digital SLR cameras
- 2 extra-low-dispersion (ED) glass elements for minimized chromatic aberration and superior optics
- Silent Wave Motor produces quick and quiet high-speed autofocusing; weighs 9 ounces
- Measures 2.7 inches in diameter and 3.1 inches long; 1-year warranty
- White box(bulk packaging)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000O161X0 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #51 in SLR Camera Lenses |
| Brand | Nikon |
| Built-In Media | LC-52 Snap-on Front Lens Cap - LF-1 Rear Lens Cap |
| Camera Lens | Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens Bulk packaging (White box, New) |
| Camera Lens Description | Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens Bulk packaging (White box, New) Camera Lens Description Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens Bulk packaging (White box, New) See more |
| Color | black |
| Compatible Camera Mount | Nikon F (DX) |
| Compatible Devices | Compatible with Nikon Cameras |
| Compatible Mountings | Nikon F (DX) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 4,510 Reviews |
| Exposure Control Type | Automatic |
| Focal Length Description | F= 4 ~5.6 f=55 ~ 200 mm |
| Focus Type | Auto Focus |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00018208021666, 00044857496524, 04960759025241 |
| Image stabilization | Vibration reduction up to 3 stops |
| Item Part Number | JAA798DA, jaa798da |
| Item Weight | 335 g |
| Lens | Telephoto |
| Lens Coating Description | ナノARコーティング |
| Lens Design | Zoom |
| Lens Fixed Focal Length | 5.5 centimeters |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F |
| Lens Type | Telephoto |
| Manufacturer | Nikon |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 2166 |
| Maximum Focal Length | 20 centimeters |
| Media Type | ProductImage |
| Minimum Aperture | 32 |
| Minimum Focal Length | 8.3 centimeters |
| Model Name | 2166 |
| Model Number | 2166 |
| Number of Diaphragm Blades | 7 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Photo Filter Size | 5.2 centimeters |
| Real Angle Of View | 28.5 degrees |
| Screen Size | 3.91 inches |
| UPC | 182080216660 617689497122 044857496524 661799675895 018208021666 018208021567 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Video Capture Format | MP4 |
| Video Capture Resolution | 1080p |
| Warranty Description | 1 YEAR |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
| Zoom Ratio | 3.6x |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Nikon
- **Compatible Mountings:** Nikon F (DX)
- **Focal Length Description:** F= 4 ~5.6 f=55 ~ 200 mm
- **Lens Type:** Telephoto

## Images

![Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF Auto Focus-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410lf0R41xL.jpg)
![Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF Auto Focus-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41K6+Dyu6SL.jpg)
![Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF Auto Focus-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dr0U5EjIL.jpg)
![Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF Auto Focus-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oXZyxyaVL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does it work with a D60?**
A: It does. Here's a link that gives you some general information about the lens, if that is helpful: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/55-200mm-vr.htm

**Q: Does anyone use this with the Nikon D5200 camera?  If so what are your thoughts on it?**
A: Sorry, I don't have a d 5200.  But a nikon digital is a nikon digital is a nikon digital.  They interact wonderfully.

**Q: What's in the box?**
A: Lens in original plastic. Outer sun shade in plastic. Both separated by cardboard dividers. User manual at side of lower lens. Packing sponge at top and bottom of box for protection.

**Q: DOES THIS FIT ON A NIKON D40**
A: yes, it will fit a D-40. it has the focus motor built into the lens , so it will autofocus on your body...I used it on a D-60 with great results. still using the lens on a D-7000. it's sharp and light weight. has the same 52mm thread size as the 18-55 kit lens. ships with a plastic reversible hood

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't ever want to remove this lens to go back to 18-55
*by T***Y on July 28, 2008*

I've been using this lens on my Nikon D40. Truth be told, I wasn't too thrilled with the basic kit that only came with the 18-55 lens. I'd been using my Canon SI3 as my preferred camera for sporting events, travel, and school activities. I'd had my eye on this lens for a while but just couldn't justify the price until I found a reasonably priced refurbished lens. The icing on the cake for me is that I get incredible compositions with a very modest investment (my lens was half the retail price of a new one at Circuit City). I couldn't be more pleased. Low lighting and shadows do limit some shots that include action or rapid movement. On the other hand, most lenses and cameras have this limitation. But if your subject is relatively still, you'll have no problem letting in more light at a slower shutter speed to get great photos. Like any lens, your best shots will be in good daylight or strong indoor lighting. You won't be disappointed. Because it's a zoom lens, you won't be able to stand too close to your subject. One of the downsides of 55 mm. But I compensate for this by just waiting until my subject is at least 4 feet away so that I can get the best focusing opportunity. If you take advantage of the fast shutter technology from your camera, you'll greatly appreciate the wonderful results and impressive boket that makes your work look like a trained professional. Nothing takes your breath away more than a photo of your child who is in crisp focus while the background blurs in the distance. It's one of the best features of digital photography that you can simply delete out photos and only keep the very best ones. You may find that changing to 800 ISO and activating the noise reduction feature in the D40 gives you just what you need - fast shutter speeds that stop the action without degrading the photo. While it will add some size to your camera, the light weight allows you to hold the kit for as long as you want without wearing you out. To take advantage of this lens to its fullest, I recommend using a high resolution (quality set to Fine, size set to Large). Avoid throwing out shots via the camera delete function when in playback. Instead - wait until you can download all the photos to your computer and look around for interesting sections of your composition. Then use your photo editing software to crop and keep the unexpected gems you may have missed while trying to make decisions on the viewfinder. I found interesting facial expressions or live action scenes that would have been deleted. For example, while aiming at a fountain, a small bird was in mid flight with wings extended off center. I just cropped so that the bird was centered in the resulting output and it looks like I had aimed at him all along. Thanks to the high resolution setting, I still had enough pixels available for a good looking printed photo. This is a very cool, must have accessory for your Nikon. Whether you buy new or refurbished, you won't regret your decision once you've mounted it onto your camera

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A versatile, cheap telephoto. It works splendidly for a general-purpose lens.
*by G***E on June 26, 2014*

There are faster, longer, and higher-quality lenses on the market. That's a no-brainer. You can find lenses that beat the humble 55-200mm f/4-5.6G in every possible respect. But that doesn't make this lens any less valuable in a startling lineup of lenses. It's an excellent performer all around at rock-bottom prices. It makes an amazing second lens for a beginning DSLR user, with no two doubts about it. Here's the breakdown. PROS + It's thoroughly manageable to carry. This lens is ridiculously light and reasonably compact for a telephoto zoom. If you get a chance to handle its bulkier cousins, the 55-300mm and the 70-300mm (or third party equivalents), you'll appreciate just how little the plastic 55-200mm weighs. It also takes up next to no space in just about any gear bag, whether you bought it or improvised. You know what they say about the best camera, right? Same goes with lenses-- if you didn't carry it with you, it's not doing you any good! Even with the hood, it's compact. + Versatile zoom range. The 55-200mm reach gives you the ability to take shots while walking around without trouble. The wide end (55mm) is a medium telephoto in DX terms, but you can still be reasonably close in before having trouble fitting something in the frame. 200mm isn't going to get you near exotic wildlife, but you'd be surprised at how well you can grab birds or other small creatures with "just" 200mm. With the increasingly high-resolution sensors DSLRs are fitted with, you're also likely able to crop inwards a bit further if needbe. + Quiet. Focusing and vibration reduction are both very discreet, enough so that I'm more than comfortable using this lens during events. Audible? Sure, but not enough to bug anyone more than your standard shutter. Speaking of vibration reduction though... + Vibration reduction. It works. And it's completely worth it. You must remember that you're still going to get subject blur at lower shutter speeds, but for all intents and purposes I've been able to forget about handheld shake for daily shooting with this lens. It's really quite remarkable. On the other hand, don't think you're going to be doing much shooting during a car chase or anything. + Image quality is excellent. The lens is sharp with no particularly nasty characteristics, and no distortion that can't be fixed by your average post-processing RAW developer (or indeed, in-camera JPEG correction). + Beautiful compliment to the 18-55mm kit. Its aperture at the wide end (f/4) handily beats the kit lens' f/5.6, which can give you a little more breathing room if you need it without overlapping enough to make the kit lens superfluous. + Precise build and functional, tactile controls. The zoom ring is well damped, not prone to creeping, and turns with a great degree of precision for such a cheap lens. Sure, the manual focusing ring is tiny, but if you do need to use it I've found it works just fine (although a bit on the looser side). Infinitely better than the kit 18-55mm's ring, in my opinion. + Internal focusing. The lens doesn't extend unless you want it to, and the filter ring doesn't mess about if you're into polarizers or graduated ND filters. + 52mm filter size. This makes it a great companion to the kit lens (you can swap filters), and it's a common size that's easy to provide for. + Autofocus doesn't mess around. The lens isn't any more prone to hunting than you'd expect, and usually locks on quickly and silently. CONS - Focusing ring is a bit slim. If you do really want to take advantage of manual focus, you'd be better served by a lens that's ergonomically designed for it. In a similar fashion, - Dedicated manual/autofocus modes. Nikon's more expensive lenses (or their newer primes) generally have a M/A mode which allows you to override the autofocus by simply grabbing the focus ring and turning. This lens requires that you switch the lens into manual before you make such adjustments (at the risk of damaging the lens otherwise). - 200mm maximum reach means that more distant subjects may leave you wishing for "just a little more." That said, take this with a grain of salt-- I upgraded to a 300mm lens recently, and while I appreciate the additional range it's hardly a revolutionary change. - Slower speeds. It's an f/4-5.6 lens, so it's not going to be pretty if you're shooting indoors or at night. Your camera will need to have a solid higher ISO performance if you want these kinds of shots; even with vibration reduction, you'll either hit the VR system's limits or run into subject blur unless you can shoot at at least ISO 800/1600. This lens was my second, and while I've moved on since I will miss it dearly. Amazing lens and a wonderful, wonderful place to start with photography.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent lens at a bargain price
*by D***N on December 24, 2011*

Short version of my review: this is a superb Nikkor lens at a ridiculously low price - buy it. Slightly longer version of my review: When I bought my D3100 9 months ago, I tried a 55-200 in the camera store. The demo lens was not impressive as it creaked nonstop on the camera body and I was not thrilled with a plastic lens mount on a relatively large lens, so I decided to get a Tamron 70-300 instead. The Tamron is a fine lens for the money, had a metal mount and is fully capable of hand-held shooting at 70mm, but there is no way I can take a sharp image at 200mm or 300mm without a tripod or monopod. So I decided it would be nice to have another tele lens that I could actually use handheld. When I saw that Amazon was selling the 55-200 VR for $149 with a free UV filter and free shipping, I decided that for such little money, I would take a chance on this lens and buy myself a Xmas present, so I got the Nikkor. To my pleasant surprise, the lens I received does not creak at all. It is sharp, has fast autofocus and I can take sharp, beautiful handheld images with ease at 200mm with this lens. VR is for real! The quality of construction is better than I remembered on the demo lens and the plastic lens mount, while certainly not my first choice, is acceptable for the ridiculously low price I paid. I treat all my camera equipment with great care - but the occasional accident does happen. I recently dropped my Panasonic LX-3 from a height of 4 feet on to a cement floor. Luckily, it was in its case and sustained zero damage. I doubt that dropping a DSLR with this lens from the same distance would result in no damage. I highly recommend this lens at the current price of $149 - it really is an incredible deal at that price point! Update: Now that I have been shooting with this lens for close to 6 months, I am even more impressed with it now than initially. It works very well for portraits and close-up photography, so I keep it on my D3100 most of the time now. I even won a photography contest using this lens to shoot cherry blossoms. This lens is the best bang for the buck of any lens I have ever purchased: I paid less for this lens than my friend paid in sales tax on the last lens he purchased! Highly recommended.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens Bulk packaging (White box, New)
- BESTON 2-Pack EN-EL14 / EN-EL14a Battery Packs and Rapid USB Charger for Nikon D3100 D3200 D3300 D3400 D3500 D5100 D5200 D5300 D5500 D5600 DF Coolpix P7000 P7100 P7700 P7800 Cameras
- SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXXD-128G-GN4IN

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