Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great long lens for a very good price. Use it for college sports during day time games. Works really well focus speed is very good. Used it on my Nikon D 500 great reach is nice.

I love this lense! It works great for me to take wildlife or scenery photos. As expected it's BIG and heavy. So of course you'll have to use a tripod or at least a monopod. Perfect for me!

Given the cost, I bought this lens on sale. It completes my reach to 500 mm, and although it only goes to F/5.6, matched up with auto-iso on either a D750 or D810, I got some great pictures even at night at a football game. To get the Nikon 500 mm f/4.0 is only about $10,000. That stop may come in handy, but for the price, I am very happy with my new lens. This lens may have a low price, however, it is well-made, and has great vibration reduction. The folks at the Columbiana Mall Best Buy location also deserve a big hand. They are courteous, and well-versed in their equipment. The service was excellent!

Love the ability to zoom in and out and not be fixed at a specific mm. Very fast auto focus and incredible detail. Great for wildlife that doesn’t stay still for long

Excellent long-range lens. I use for wildlife photography. Quick focus. Clear images. Nikkor is the best lens.

I have read almost all of the online reviews, talked to camera experts and tried the Sigma and Tamron 150-600 mm's, they are good lens and have great features, but in direct comparison I think this Nikkor 200-500 mm is by far the best. For me and my money, they are good, the Tamron, better than the Sigma, by some, but the Nikkor is excellent. I have used it to take pictures of a lioness that is so sharp, you cannot only see her snarl you can hear her when you look at the picture. I highly recommend this lens.

May want to consider getting a tripod with it. You can get great photos with out one but this is a heavy lens. Excellent photos. Have used for landscapes also

Excellent lense, crystal clear, its a heavy dude so don't buy one if you have wimpy arms. Very pricy compared to other brands with 600mm.

Very nice long tele zoom for the money. Works well on my D750. I can handhold if there is decent light. A definite upgrade from the older 80 - 400.

Like the lens, especially the auto focus. Quality seems good, will know more after using it to a greater degree. A downside, it is a bit on the heavy side but do understand the features likely drive that. Overall, it seems like a good lens for the price.

Has taken great, crisp photos thus far. The weight of the lens is still something I'm getting used to.

Performance to price ratio very favorable. Nice color and contrast, good af speed, excellent VR and surprisingly sharp.

Excellent lens- takes clear sharp photos - heavy to carry on long hikes

I have thoroughly enjoyed my 200 - 500 mm lense.i have found it great for wildlife as well as long distance landscapes. I took some great moon photos.

This lens is sharp at 500 mm wide open. It takes the Nikon 1.4 teleconverter well. The VR is unbelievable.

Very good picture quality with fantastic stabilization. Very heavy and slow to focus in low light. A lot of lens for the price.

Good lens if you're looking for some reach and sharpness to boot. It is a beast however to hoist and lug around. Tripod shooters would like it for wildlife. It is too slow for sports.

Honestly after all the research I did prior to purchasing this lens my advice is to disregard any and all negative information about this lens. The quality is nothing short of amazing and maybe the professional pompous photographers have to realize the majority of photographers can't afford a $6,000 to $15,000 lens. Don't hesitate to purchase this lens and images are stunning at all focal lengths.

Excellent product but very heavy you will need a tripod of some sort or mono at least over than that fact its a great Nikon....

Amazing lens - crisp images, heavy but using with a monopod its not bad