55-200 lens sharper?

[viscountdriver]

I bought my D7000 with a kit lens.Recently I added a 55-200 and this seems so much sharper.It is the Nikkor VR lens. Am I imagining it?

 

[JohnB]

Re: 55-200 lens

which kit lens came with your body?

 

[evan447]

Re: 55-200 lens

the 55-200vr is a great lens on a budget. you would be surprised just how sharp it can be.

 

[Just-Clayton]

I used this lens for a rodeo. During bright days it is very sharp.

 

[crashton]

That lens is one of Nikons bargains. Cost vs sharpness it's a good one in my book.

 

[viscountdriver]

My kit lens is 18-120. Not bad for wide angle but no too sharp

 

[JudeIscariot]

Yeah, the 55-200mm was one of the most surprising things I've ever bought. I thought it was a steal for $250 because of how sharp it was (as others have said, it is best on bright days), and now that it's typically $150, it's train robbery.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

I have the 55-200mm With my D5100. It is great as long as you remember to shoot fast enough. I rarely shoot below 1/250sec and get great shots with it.

 

[Mikeydigs]

I have this lens and I like it too... Its cheap , very cheap and I have been impressed and I really love the light weight I have better telephoto lens's but I do like this one

 

[Mikeydigs]

I took this with the 55-200 vr

 

[Chris1983]

I just purchased a refurb unit of this lens on Amazon for under $75.00, to go with the D5100 I bought a little over a month ago. I've been using the 18-55 and having a blast with it, so I'm pretty fired up to start shooting with the 55-200 as well.

 

[Mike D90]

I just sold my 55-200mm ED VR lens as I was generally unhappy with it. It was sharp at most apertures and most focal lengths in good light and at lower ISO on my D90.

Open it wide and full zoom kind of killed its sharpness though, particularly in lower light conditions. May have been nothing wrong with the lens but what I used it for did not work well for me.

 

[ShootRaw]

What you getting next?^^^^^

 

[Mike D90]

What you getting next?^^^^^

I am getting the 70-300mm ED VR lens sir!