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The versatile Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED is designed exclusively for use with Nikon’s DX-format. The Nikon AF-S 18-200 with 11x zoom with VR image stabilization, makes for a perfect one-lens solution.The Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED features two ED glass and three aspherical lens elements to minimize chromatic aberration, astigmatism and other forms of distortion, while ensuring high resolution and contrast. The Nikon AF-S 18-200 lens is smaller than expected considering it is fitted with VR11 technology as well as a SWM focussing engine. The overall length of the Nikon AF-S 18-200 increases by around 67mm when fully zoomed and this is achieved by a double trombone mechanism operated by the forward zoom ring. The Vibration Reduction system is the newer VR11 that Nikon claim is good for up to four stops of shutter speed reduction when hand holding and, although difficult to really measure, certainly seems to work. The active mode, employed for example while in a moving vehicle, certainly made the Nikon AF-S 18-200 lens usable in those kind of conditions even on a bumpy road. The focussing is carried out internally, resulting in a front element that does not rotate during use and making the use of filters a simple operation on the 72mm filter thread. The build quality, torque and general feel of the lens are up to Nikon’s usual, very nice standard. On the left of the Nikon AF-S 18-200 sits the control panel sporting three slide switches. They control, from top to bottom, the AF/MF, VR on/off and VR mode (normal/active). The rear manual focus ring is some 12mm wide, enough for a finger to adjust it with when needed. The silent wave motor that controls the autofocus means that this lens’s AF is both silent and quick and the MF ring does not turn during operation. What is pleasing about the Nikon AF-S 18-200 lens is the