In fact, when holding the lens on its own, the body feels solid and hefty. Fujinon is fuji's brand name for their lenses. I started with the 18/70 and then wanted longer lens and the 55/200 vr fit my price.
Nikon AFS DX Nikkor 55200mm f/45.6G VR II Lens in Stock
Why i chose the fujifilm 55.
A lens that has an up to 35mm focal length is called the wide lens.
The other day the lens started acting up. In fact the only one comes from nikon. It retails for $249 so you'll have a saving of $49. By hank3rd, 11 years ago on digital photography.
The zoom ring is extremely smooth, as is the aperture ring.
This lens weighs in at 580gm (20.5 oz), yet it doesn’t feel overly large for that amount of mass. Given your two choices, i would take the 18. It is the auto focus that is the issue. The plastic mounts break if they get a side hit, although they seem to wear ok.
It is decent optically, mechanically all plastic including the mount.
But this lens is also expensive at $1,599 usd. Right now the lens works fine in manual mode. Ad save big on new gear at amazon. To be honest, you wont get a cheap quality solution in the zoom category.
So long as you're careful not to break the plastic lens mount, this is an extraordinary lens in every way.
But at $399, it still way out of my budget. Wide lens is used for landscape shot or objects that you’ll want to have a wider view of them. The 18/200 is better made than the plastic mount 18/55 and 55/200.
