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<blockquote data-quote="ZekeMenuar" data-source="post: 53834" data-attributes="member: 8718">I have the 55-200 and the 55-300.&nbsp; Side by side, image quality is similar with the 55-200 eking out a small lead.&nbsp; The 55-300 is slow to auto-focus and sometimes has trouble locking on to a subject at/near 300mm.&nbsp; I find myself zooming to 200, finding the subject at that range then going to 300.&nbsp; Using that method the camera/lens will almost always find the subject with out the lens hunting around.The 55-200 has no issues auto focusing throughout its range.&nbsp; If you can, get both.&nbsp; I bought the 55-300 a couple months ago as a refurb at a ridiculously low price.I just bought the 35mm AF-S f1.8 lens.&nbsp; It's an excellent lens.&nbsp; It can also stand in for a macro in an emergency.Keep in mind Nikon is allegedly coming out with an DX 18-300mm AF-S VR lens in the near future.&nbsp; If that's a decent lens I might invest in one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ZekeMenuar, post: 53834, member: 8718"] I have the 55-200 and the 55-300. Side by side, image quality is similar with the 55-200 eking out a small lead. The 55-300 is slow to auto-focus and sometimes has trouble locking on to a subject at/near 300mm. I find myself zooming to 200, finding the subject at that range then going to 300. Using that method the camera/lens will almost always find the subject with out the lens hunting around. The 55-200 has no issues auto focusing throughout its range. If you can, get both. I bought the 55-300 a couple months ago as a refurb at a ridiculously low price. I just bought the 35mm AF-S f1.8 lens. It's an excellent lens. It can also stand in for a macro in an emergency. Keep in mind Nikon is allegedly coming out with an DX 18-300mm AF-S VR lens in the near future. If that's a decent lens I might invest in one. [/QUOTE]

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