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<blockquote data-quote="Marcel" data-source="post: 38339" data-attributes="member: 3903">Now now, I would not say that the 18-200 is a disappointment. I would say that the image quality might not be on par with higher prices zooms and fixed prime lenses. BUT… it's a fairly nice lens to take on a holiday. It's not that luminous, but the VR works wonders. It all depends on your needs, and, looking at your background, you might want to WAIT a bit before you invest. Start by taking pictures with your present set-up, take notes of what you feel you'd like to do more &quot;if&quot; you had that particular lens. Then shop around, but beware that there are more than one opinion for different brands, and you'll have to decide at some point and there will be a never ending &quot;need, want and desire&quot; for all the other lenses that you could not afford at the present time. We call this the NAS (Nikon Acquisition Syndrome). It's very powerful and you have to know what it will do to you. But I'm sure you'll find out eventually.In the meantime, just have fun with your camera and &quot;TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF PICS&quot;.Welcome to Nikonites.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcel, post: 38339, member: 3903"] Now now, I would not say that the 18-200 is a disappointment. I would say that the image quality might not be on par with higher prices zooms and fixed prime lenses. BUT… it's a fairly nice lens to take on a holiday. It's not that luminous, but the VR works wonders. It all depends on your needs, and, looking at your background, you might want to WAIT a bit before you invest. Start by taking pictures with your present set-up, take notes of what you feel you'd like to do more "if" you had that particular lens. Then shop around, but beware that there are more than one opinion for different brands, and you'll have to decide at some point and there will be a never ending "need, want and desire" for all the other lenses that you could not afford at the present time. We call this the NAS (Nikon Acquisition Syndrome). It's very powerful and you have to know what it will do to you. But I'm sure you'll find out eventually. In the meantime, just have fun with your camera and "TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF PICS". Welcome to Nikonites. [/QUOTE]

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