Re: Nikon 24-120VR and 18-200VR for general wildlife/nature
My neighbor purchased the 18-200, I think I mentioned that here before. I've tried the lens and would definitely prefer it to the 24-120VR.
My impression is that the 18-200 is a respectable lens. Both of these lenses are too short for wildlife use, but would serve you well as a general purpose lens. Lower light conditions will challenge both of them both with higher ISO requirements and focus lock in... as well as a need for a hot shoe flash with the 18-200 when additional illumination is needed or even when you need fill flash.
Both are variable aperature lenses so you should understand what that means for the kind of shooting you might do at various focal lengths and what effect that will have on DOF or for lower light shots at the lens' longer end.
I'm not a huge fan of the 24-120 VR for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is price, distortion, and slow aperature for such a short focal range.
Julio
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