leftyD500 Loc: Ocala, Florida

An awesome lens, most of my shots are taken with that lens, and "hand held"

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Works fine.

Big Donkey

Thank you for your inputs. Very helpful.

Doc Mck Loc: Terrell,Texas

Just checked and eBay has a number available right now. Some new , some used in excellent to mintcondition at reasonable prices.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

I LOVE my Nikkor 200-500mm lens. The only complaint can be that the rig weighs quite a bit, but for me worth it!

Barry Sivertson Loc: Utah

I recently purchased the Nikon 200-500 5.6 and use it on my D7500. It is great. For me, a pretty serious amateur, it does everything I hoped it would. Five pounds gets a bit heavy but I have a Cotton Carrier system that allows me to hang it from my backpack strap. I have hiked many miles with it already and am very pleased.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Did you want a zoom or a prime? From the way you posed your question, it could either mean you're looking for a 200-500mm zoom or a prime lens in the range above 200mm.

Certainly the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 might be the ticket, if a zoom is what you want. Everyone has assumed it's what you're asking about. It's certainly a good lens, though rather large and heavy. The most similar alternatives are the Tamron 150-600mm "G2", Sigma 150-600mm "Contemporary" and the Sigma 150-600mm "Sport". These are also rather large lenses, and the Sigma Sport is particularly hefty.

If you want a smaller, lighter prime you might want to look at the Nikkor 300mm "PF" and 500mm "PF". A 300mm in combination with a 1.4X teleconverter makes for a pretty useful pair of focal lengths. I don't know how well the 300mm PF works with 1.4X, but it's worth checking into.