Nikkor 18-200mm vs Nikkor 18-200mm?

[TJ K]

Ok so I was just on Nikons website and saw that they have an 18-200mm listed as new and below it the same thing. What is the difference then between these two lenses? Thanks a lot!

 

[jcblitz]

AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II from Nikon
AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED from Nikon

Open one in each tab and switch tabs real quick. FYI...not much.

 

[AlexColeman]

A zoom lock, and a New label

 

[KmH]

VRII adds another stop of VR.

Nikon sells a lot of these lenses and they make a nice profit on each one. They are for photographers that don't want to bother with changing lenses, at the expense of some of the worst barrel distortion, at the short end, money can buy and focus that is soft throughout the entire focal range because it's a more than 10x zoom.

 

[TJ K]

AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II from Nikon
AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED from Nikon

Open one in each tab and switch tabs real quick. FYI...not much.

Did that and there was only like one difference haha and ya Alex that's what i was thinking. I wonder what the price difference is and what they think a lock and VR2 is worth.

 

[Garbz]

I got all excited. Then I realised the zoom lock locks it only at wide angle and does nothing to fix the zoom creep .

The VRII would be interesting, because as much as I hate this lens and love to vocalise each and every feature of it that made me hate it while I used it for a few months, the VR in the original was actually exceptionally good.

 

[PhotoXopher]

I've had 2 Nikon 18-200's... I'll stick with my Sigma 18-250 for my walk around 'does everything great, does nothing spectacular' lens, although it does constantly surprise me.

 

[TJ K]

I got all excited. Then I realised the zoom lock locks it only at wide angle and does nothing to fix the zoom creep .

The VRII would be interesting, because as much as I hate this lens and love to vocalise each and every feature of it that made me hate it while I used it for a few months, the VR in the original was actually exceptionally good.

Is that really all the zoom lock works for? Wow that kinda sucks eh? And vrII would be interesting to see how well you could really keep that image sharp at low speeds.