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<blockquote data-quote="kirbfucius" data-source="post: 152408" data-attributes="member: 14121">I honestly don't think I'd buy either of those if I still had my 18-55 VR.&nbsp; The 18-55 is a pretty great lens.&nbsp; If it wasn't offered as a kit, it'd probably sell for not much less than the 16-85.&nbsp; You could save a four hundred dollars by picking up a 55-200 and get much more zoom and just as high quality shots.I don't like the 16-85 because it doesn't replace anything and I feel I don't get $600 worth of improvement in image quality or convenience.&nbsp; It doesn't get wide enough to be wide-angle, and it doesn't have enough reach to replace a tele lens.&nbsp; For the price, I'd much rather get an 18-200mm.&nbsp; I may be biased though because that's exactly what I did. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Edit:&nbsp; Ken Rockwell actually did a shootout between the 16-85 and the 18-200.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/16-85mm-vs-18-200mm.htm" target="_blank">Nikon 16-85mm VR vs. 18-200mm VR</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="kirbfucius, post: 152408, member: 14121"] I honestly don't think I'd buy either of those if I still had my 18-55 VR. The 18-55 is a pretty great lens. If it wasn't offered as a kit, it'd probably sell for not much less than the 16-85. You could save a four hundred dollars by picking up a 55-200 and get much more zoom and just as high quality shots. I don't like the 16-85 because it doesn't replace anything and I feel I don't get $600 worth of improvement in image quality or convenience. It doesn't get wide enough to be wide-angle, and it doesn't have enough reach to replace a tele lens. For the price, I'd much rather get an 18-200mm. I may be biased though because that's exactly what I did. :) Edit: Ken Rockwell actually did a shootout between the 16-85 and the 18-200. [URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/16-85mm-vs-18-200mm.htm"]Nikon 16-85mm VR vs. 18-200mm VR[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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