Compare Nikon 55-200mm F4-5.6G VR II vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E vs Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite
Composite
Motor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
20 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
16 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element groups
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
71 mm / 2.80 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Weight
300 g / 10.60 oz
1070 g / 37.81 oz
205 g / 7.24 oz
Function
Angle Of View
29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22–32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
55 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
18 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
82.5 mm ~ 300.0 mm
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.27x
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Debut
2015-01-06
2015-08-04
2016-01-05
Reviews
Neofiliac score
60%
60%
50%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Affordable for its focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Some distortion not well corrected
- IQ falls short of what its price would suggest
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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