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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 E ED VR : Specifications and Opinions

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 E ED VR

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 E ED VR

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 E ED VR is a supertele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2015. The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1228 €;

159 users have given it an average vote of 9.4 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.

Specifications
Focal lenght	200-500 mm
Angle of view	12.4 - 5°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/5.6
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	19 elements in 12 groups
Min. focus distance	2.20 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.22x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, external
Stabilization	Yes (built in lens)
Focus	Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM)
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	Yes
Extenders	Yes
Filters	95 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	2300 g
Dimensions	108 x 268 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Il Santo

sent on November 17, 2025

Pros: Mind-blowing VR - Excellent clarity - Price when used

Cons: No weather sealing - Built entirely of plastic.

Opinion: Excellent performance optics: excellent sharpness (up to 400mm wide open competes with equivalent fixed lenses, at 500mm you just need to close one stop) - Amazing stabilization: you can shoot handheld with really low shutter speeds. Heavy enough, it doesn't break down too much at maximum focal length even if it stretches a lot. It is not tropicalized and therefore particular attention must be paid to its use in unfavorable weather and/or environmental conditions. The lens hood is not of very good quality but it does its job very well. Kickstand attachment bracket only with 1/4 hole and not Arca. AFS efficient and precise even if not lightning-fast. Changing from 200mm to 500mm requires two turns of the ring. Net of all this, it is a really valid and performing lens in terms of sharpness and stabilization that manages to give excellent results in the field. The price of second-hand invites you to buy. Highly recommended if the focal range meets your needs.

Roberto Olivieri

sent on February 19, 2025

Pros: Fixed focal length 5.6 - sharpness-speed and precision autofocus-weight-price from new competitive and now used you buy well

Cons: Maybe the lens hood a bit plasticky but still nothing serious

Opinion: I was fully satisfied with this perspective...... it was a winning combination with the D500 and gave me satisfaction and joy. Replaced the D500 with the Z6 the problem of the adapter arose but it still continued to behave very well .... the only drawback I found is that in combination with the Kenko 2X the optical stabilizer was, for some reason, in conflict with the Z6 stabilizer which I remedied by disabling the stabilizer on the lens and using only the camera one. For the rest "Gloria et gaudium".

Alba75

sent on August 27, 2024

Pros: Sharpness, autofocus, stabilization, now used you can find it at a good price

Cons: Lens hood, extension

Opinion: I've had it for four months and I've had the opportunity to use it in different situations. Track, car and motorbike, or other outdoor sport. I don't photograph birdlife. In combination with the 850D it is a sniper, fast and does not miss a shot. Good lens hood construction apart from that comes off just looking at it. It extends quite a lot and has a good long loop to reach the maximum focal length. The stabilizer is excellent. Even if heavy I always use it freehand as it is well balanced. Used now it is found at excellent prices and becomes an unmissable deal. Highly recommended.

Buonuomo2000

sent on June 04, 2024

Pros: Sharp, really sharp, used price

Cons: Lacks tropicalization and doesn't focus closely

Opinion: Found used for less than 600 euros, a part of me wanted the 180-600 Z for the internal zoom, but for him I had to spend more than three times as much and on top of that change camera body (I still have the d810), and I thought it wasn't worth it. The most important thing to say: it's really sharp, it gives optical results comparable to my 70-200 f/2.8 vrii, which I didn't expect at all: I've heard from some reviewers that some specimens are sharper than others, well this one really is very sharp, I almost feel guilty for having paid so little for such quality. I almost always use it from f7.1, where I can be sure to get excellent photos even at 500mm, not so much because it disappoints me at f5.6, but rather because in nature photography you can't ask a wolf to go back if the first shot turned out badly, so better be on the safe side. Now the cons: 1) the problem of humidity is really there: being telescopic, if it rains on top of the barrel while the lens is extended, the water enters inside the lens when it retracts. My specimen had a bit of condensation when I bought it, and I had to send it in for service to have it removed, to prevent it from becoming moldy. It was a calculated choice because, starting from the very low purchase price, the total expense was about 700 to have the lens refurbished, but I will have to be careful not to use it in the rain. As for you, if you buy it used, be careful, and above all consider that the internal zoom of the new 180-600 is the most important difference between these two lenses, such as to justify the purchase with the same optical quality, if you already use a Z camera. The build quality in general is also not on par with premium lenses, here there is plastic instead of metal; The 70-200 I feel it could fall on the floor and work the same, this one doesn't. 2) the good news is that it can take really good photos on subjects close to the limits of macro, such as butterflies and flowers [I expected that for close things I would have to change lenses, but I didn't]; The bad news is that it doesn't know how to focus well, it seems that the autofocus has been calibrated to search for distant subjects, and for close things you will have to pistol with the manual one. Final grade 8.5/10, they are very good lenses put inside a fragile and non-tropicalized body. It's the compromise to choose if you don't want/can spend 2K for a 180-600.

Marcello Caloro

sent on February 23, 2024

Pros: Price, stabilization, image quality.

Cons: Weight, some inaccuracies on AF.

Opinion: I've been using it for camera hunting, mounted on a D.7500, for almost two years. The color rendering is excellent, the AF is very fast, the VR is amazing. Impeccable quality with apertures from 7.1 upwards, better to avoid 5.6. In good light conditions it gives its best. The weight recommends using it with a solid monopod. In short, a good goal.

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