Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6 IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor Lens

Description:

AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED Major Features

• A compact telephoto zoom lens featuring VR and SWM at an affordable price
• Vibration Reduction (VR) offers the equivalent of shutter speeds 3 stops faster for more flexible hand-held shooting
• A wide 55-200mm (picture angle equivalent to 82.5-300mm lens in the 35mm format) 3.6x zoom range offers high quality images
• An ED glass element helps minimize chromatic aberration, providing superior contrast and higher resolution
• Compact SWM (Silent Wave Motor) for quiet autofocusing
• Optical performance highly complements Nikon digital SLR cameras

The new Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor lens is a compact telephoto that offers Nikon's exclusive Vibration Reduction technology in a high-powered 3.6x zoom lens. Engineered exclusively for use with Nikon's DX format digital SLR cameras, including the D80, D40 and recently announced D40x, this new lens approximates the picture angle characteristics of an 82.5-300mm lens on a 35mm film SLR camera. It incorporates many of Nikon's most advanced lens design attributes such as Extra Low Dispersion (ED) glass, Silent Wave Motor technology (SWM) and Vibration Reduction (VR), delivering outstanding optical performance at a remarkably affordable price. This new lens is ideal for sports, action, wildlife, travel, and portrait photography, among many other telephoto applications.

Beyond the lens' incredible optical versatility is the amazing benefit of Nikon's Vibration Reduction system, which enables photographers to take substantially sharper handheld pictures at slower shutter speeds than would otherwise be possible. This provides the distinct advantage of being able to shoot more effectively in a much broader variety of challenging conditions. With the Nikon VR advantage, users can take pictures at shutter speeds as many as 3 stops slower* than they ordinarily could shoot without the image-degrading blur closed by camera shake at slow shutter speeds.

To further ensure outstanding optical performance, the 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor lens features an Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass element that provides for high resolution, high-contrast images while minimizing chromatic aberration, astigmatism and other forms of distortion. The lens also features Nikon's compact Silent Wave Motor technology (SWM), which combines fast and precise auto-focusing with super-quiet operation, as well as Internal Focusing (IF) construction that allows the lens to focus without changing its external size, improving balance and handling characteristics.

*Under Nikon measurement conditions.