Lens Testing - Nikon 18-200vr - page 4
Everyone says the 18-200vr is a good travel lens. A jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none. It is really handy for travel because it is light, has an enormous focal range, has VR, is pretty flare-resistant, and can focus close. But is it sharp enough? Rather than shoot a subject at different apertures I thought I would just post a bunch of travel snapshots taken (mostly) with the 18-200vr. There are two shots of the same subject taken with other lenses that may be useful for comparison - you find them.

Most of these images have had almost no post-processing. No levels, no sharpening, no contrast added. A few had the horizon straightened, and all have been resized (and the auto-distortion option checked) in Capture NX2.and Photo Mechanic. The full-size originals do not look as sharp as the downsized versions.
Seville, Spain<br>October 10, 2008<br>AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,<br>NIKON D80,<br>shutter speed 1/125, focal length 200mm, ISO 200
Seville, Spain
October 10, 2008
AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,
NIKON D80,
shutter speed 1/125, focal length 200mm, ISO 200 		Seville, Spain<br>October 10, 2008<br>AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,<br>NIKON D80,<br>shutter speed 1/320, focal length 200mm, ISO 200
Seville, Spain
October 10, 2008
AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,
NIKON D80,
shutter speed 1/320, focal length 200mm, ISO 200 		Seville, Spain<br>October 10, 2008<br>AF Zoom 80-200mm f/2.8D, Aperture: F4.5,<br>NIKON D200,<br>shutter speed 1/500, focal length 200mm, ISO 200
Seville, Spain
October 10, 2008
AF Zoom 80-200mm f/2.8D, Aperture: F4.5,
NIKON D200,
shutter speed 1/500, focal length 200mm, ISO 200
Seville, Spain<br>October 10, 2008<br>AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F3.5,<br>NIKON D80,<br>shutter speed 1/60, focal length 18mm, ISO 200
Seville, Spain
October 10, 2008
AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F3.5,
NIKON D80,
shutter speed 1/60, focal length 18mm, ISO 200 		Gran Caneria, Spain<br>October 13, 2008<br>AF Zoom 24-70mm f/2.8G, Aperture: F10,<br>NIKON D300,<br>shutter speed 1/400, focal length 42mm, ISO 200<br>(Nikon circular polarizer)
Gran Caneria, Spain
October 13, 2008
AF Zoom 24-70mm f/2.8G, Aperture: F10,
NIKON D300,
shutter speed 1/400, focal length 42mm, ISO 200
(Nikon circular polarizer) 		Gran Caneria, Spain<br>October 13, 2008<br>AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F9,<br>NIKON D80,<br>shutter speed 1/320, focal length 46mm, ISO 160
Gran Caneria, Spain
October 13, 2008
AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F9,
NIKON D80,
shutter speed 1/320, focal length 46mm, ISO 160
Gran Caneria, Spain<br>October 13, 2008<br>AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,<br>NIKON D80,<br>shutter speed 1/500, focal length 200mm, ISO 160
Gran Caneria, Spain
October 13, 2008
AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,
NIKON D80,
shutter speed 1/500, focal length 200mm, ISO 160 		Gran Caneria, Spain<br>October 13, 2008<br>AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F7,<br>NIKON D80,<br>shutter speed 1/200, focal length 34mm, ISO 160
Gran Caneria, Spain
October 13, 2008
AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F7,
NIKON D80,
shutter speed 1/200, focal length 34mm, ISO 160 		Gran Caneria, Spain<br>October 13, 2008<br>AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,<br>NIKON D80,<br>shutter speed 1/800, focal length 200mm, ISO 100
Gran Caneria, Spain
October 13, 2008
AF VR Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Aperture: F5.6,
NIKON D80,
shutter speed 1/800, focal length 200mm, ISO 100