Bjorns 18-200 Review

[anubis]

For Those interested

http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_zoom_02.html#AFS18-200VR

[birddog114]

This one is included in the first post of the author of the following thread:

http://www.dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php? ... sc&start=0

Thom Hogan has a link of it included in his review.

[stubbsy]

Why is it always me

Thread locked then unlocked - the post Birdy refers to doesn't directly link to the Bjorn review. Guess I should have checked

[stubbsy]

Dilan

The Bjorn review is an interesting read since he gives it a mixed review and yet a 4 rating. The killer for me is it's distortion problems.

[birddog114]

Peter,
It's, at the bottom of Thom Hogan's review:

Other tests of this lens you might want to look up:

* Amateur Photography, 4 March 2006, p.39.
* Popular Photography, April 2006, p. 67.
* Bjorn Rosslett's mini-review.

[cameraguy21773]

Any zoom with a range larger than 3X makes me wonder about what compromises had to be included to make it work. I suspect that Bjorn's review is a better technical summary than Thom's in this case. Even as good as optical technology is today, the AF-S and VR wrapping on this lens must almost certainly cover up some issues and I suspect that many, over time, will find it disappointing as I, and others, did with the 24-120 VR.

[glamy]

Peter,
The rating is 4- and with all the reservations... Nothing tempting to me. As Cameraguy says, this is going to cause disappointment in the long term.
Cheers,
Gerard