55-200mm

Nikon D90 + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens at 105mm (157mm full frame equivalent).

Nikon D2Xs + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens. I've owned two of these lenses and sold them both. They make acceptable pictures but seem so flimsy that they might not survive any rigorous activity.

I used a 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G VR zoom lens on a Nikon D90.

Nikon D90 and Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 lens.

Nikon D90 + AF Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 VR lens.

Nikon D90 + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens.

Nikon D90 + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G lens.

If you search for ‘Daytona 1971 Athletics Club’ on the web, a site called 'Yelp’ appears, and within it there are reviews of the store ‘New Look’. A contributor called Katie-Ann M. from Dublin has this to say about New Look in general and the hoodie worn by the girl in the photograph in particular: ‘The shop is awash with tawdry ditsy print dresses, tacky striped peplum dresses, crude leopard print tunics, ghastly stud trim vests (a particular turnoff), horrible frill crop vests, magnetic bling stud earrings as well as the particularly disconcerting transparent knitted tunics that you can see your bra through. Obviously I understand that the shop is not going to stock hoodies nor sportswear of the same caliber as Adidias or Abercrombie and Fitch but I have never seen such shoddy hoodies anywhere as those sold within this store. The ones I am speaking of have such counterfeit phrases as 'Daytona 1971 Athletics Club' written across it. It's like they don't even try to make their stuff convincingly decent.’

Nikon D90 + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens.

Nikon D90 + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens.

Photographed with a 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G VR lens on a Nikon D90. The 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G VR lens is a flimsy affair which wouldn't respond well to being knocked about. It is hard to believe it is manufactured by the great Nikon corporation with its chequered history of excellent optical engineering. Yet the 55-200mm is indisputably a good lens on many counts. It is cheap; the VR function can be useful; it takes 52mm filters; it covers a very useful focal range, particularly the 55-70mm section which many zoom telephoto lenses do not cover; and it is light in weight, which counts for a lot on a day out. Plus, most importantly, the optics are very good, even if the AF is a bit slow. This is my second copy. I sold the first, and missed it.

Nikon D90 + 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G VR Nikkor. Both gone to pastures new.

Nikon D2Xs + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens.

Silbury Hill, Wiltshire. Nikon D2Xs + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens.

Nikon D90 + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens.

Nikon D90 and AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED.

Nikon D90 + AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens.

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro + Nikkor 55-200mm DX VR lens.