I bought it from the 2nd hand market
(I tried to find this lens, which Made in Japan, however did not success)
It's around $ 2500 ~ $ 3000. the one I have, it is pretty good condition.

Even, it's not "II" version
Still worth to pay @ $ 2.5K(or bit more); wonderful for travel
I'm happy to buy this version
(instead of version II... that's more than $4K (in 2nd hand market))

a bit slow (AF), compare to the version "II"
Without the "LOCK" key (careful to carry around)

bring this lens with my travel , hiking all the time.
So handy

I highly recommend for whose have limited budget , can enjoy using NIKON lens

1. 18-200mm range 很好, 可以去到300mm就好啦...哈哈 (貪心)
2. 對焦速度唔錯 (用在D300)
3. 用途廣, 夠粗用, 旅行一支ok啦
4. 色水我好喜歡, 有時好過支17-55(!!), 當然17-55 既"利"係一流啦

1. 會自動伸長 (真係驚會撞爆)
2. 會遮機頂閃光燈
3. 伸長個樣幾”衰”下

性價比好好, 係Nikon 衰格唔加埋個lock, 明顯玩野. 小第用過既鏡當中, 支支都捨得賣番出去, 係呢支唔想賣, 因為咁既價有呢支鏡真係正, 你地知Nikon幾識搵錢啦. 哈哈

RANGE夠廣,迎合不同題材
配有movie機身拍片好用,
用料不差,vr

膠感重,
vr運作有聲,
2節鏡筒,易入塵
耐用性不太好,用了3年變焦環膠皮開始甩(不過nikon新鏡通病)

一支方便性的萬用鏡,晝質當然不能跟恆定鏡比較,但是可以接受,(本人出勤率最多的一支),用了3年,對他不離不棄,旅行好幫手,拍片又ok,是一支好的中庸鏡,2手價錢合理,值得推薦給dx用家

１．真係可以一鏡走天涯，其他18-105、18-135都唔考慮咯。
２．咁長既焦距，重量算適中咯。
３．光圈雖然只有3.5至5.6，但VR做得好好，唔係好夠光時，快門慢D都OK。
４．成色唔錯，英國灰灰暗暗既天氣，影出黎既相都好滿意。
５．18都唔係好覺變形。

１．我呢枝係第一代，係有dup頭，但VRII貴左成千蚊，聽聞出左VRII之後呢枝第一代仲多左人買，因為nikon晤出啦嘛，斷左市之後就要焗住俾多一千黎買枝多左個變焦鎖既第二代，值唔值真係見仁見智。
２．用機頂閃光燈補光時，遮光罩會遮左張相下面D光，形成張相下面黑左一達，所以補光時記住要除遮光罩。

早前係肥花二手買賣見到有師兄放，即刻買左然後隨即帶埋去英國旅行影相，深深體會到一枝天涯鏡既方便性，舉個例，去到肯特貝利大教堂，企係入口處冇幾完，用18就全座教堂剛剛好影晒仲唔係爆倒，跟住就影外牆D雕塑，以至推到200（實際係300）影教堂頂部D細緻面貌都無問題，以前用開果枝18-105就做唔到喇。影出黎既相都好滿意，雖然18（實際係27）有時會覺得闊D仲好，但以18至200呢個焦距來講大部分時間都已經好夠用。

去完英國用過呢枝鏡，尤其是環顧四圍D拍友將D鏡頭換黎換去一時wide一時tele，就更加覺得冇買錯，絕對冇後悔！以前去旅行帶幾枝鏡頭重到死，咩到死死下，依家一枝攪掂，專心構圖，影好張相，好過掛住考慮用邊枝鏡頭影丫。

對蕉快, 18-200 VR indoor 影左10張時, tamron 18-270都未蕉到第四張....
VR2 好
做工好,質數唔錯, 好手感
成像算ok
行都邊影都邊, 方便

唔用hood時, 個hood左住哂..
無大光圈

快,靚,正

Nikon用家吾想帶咁多鏡頭去旅行真係得此鏡，影鏡又得，打雀又得。

垂頭。

人老左都吾想帶咁多鏡，不考慮副廠。

全焦段黎講, 佢已經做"突"了, 有VR II, M/A, SWM, G鏡等等加埋, 我買2手:$3600咋!!
嘩我真係覺得抵到冇朋友, 去過一次旅行, 就知道一支全天侯既鏡有幾重要!
因為景係唔等人架, 一枝18-200既鏡, 好過14-24+24-70+70-200咁樣加上去啦~
原廠個遮光罩好靚, 好鍾意!
特別真係要讚下個VR, 1秒都幾乎冇乜點震, 勁啊!

我諗緊"重"算唔算係, 如果算係的話, 咁上面既金3寶咪....heehee~
點都好啦, F/2.8 係冇得同呢D鏡比既, 價都差一倍啦~
唯一比較過呢, 係55-200個range, 竟然冇55-200VR做得咁好喎!
雖然光圈完全一樣, 竟然係55-200VR影得靚好多, 應該係同鏡片多寡有關的~

我用佢去左一次旅行, 極之滿意, 追焦/對焦快, 唔嘈, 手感好, 講到黑角, 當然係有的, 不過
絕對可以接受啊, 鬼影? Canon先有架喎, 哈哈

唯一扣番少少分, 就係用閃光燈既時候, 一定要除遮光罩, 如果唔係你會比佢個影遮左~
仲有, 影雀, 花, 蝶冇55-200VR咁好, 呢個係事實

不過...邊有鏡係完美架....所以呢枝鏡, 我比88分

VR2 勁
18-200 萬能變焦
200 算輕
成像算唔錯
旅行必備 節省好多換鏡時間 行都邊影都邊
手持都唔係問題 太方便

易入塵
價錢要5k以上
一分錢一分貨

入左呢支 真係冇買錯

VR2 手持影咩都得

5k 算物有所值

唔算重 同d90 幾夾 唔會前重後輕 幾好手感

真係超正~

convenient
one lens is enough

not large enough aperature
easy to get dust
DX only.

good for girls!!!

Better build quality than the other 18-XXX kit lens.
Better PQ
VR(VR II indeed)
Fast and silent AF

Some what too long when fully extended to 200mm.
May be suffering from "auto zoom" when used for some time.

I bought this lens used from another Ching here. I've read other users' experience on the softness of this lens at 200mm but I found mine to be sharp enough for an all-around travel lens. I'm very happy with this lens and I'm going to use it with my D300 for travelling and some not-so-serious shots. I've also consider the 18-135 and 18-105 VR lens but finally decided on this one. I don't regret it at all!