Dossile

I agree 100%. My 18-200 Nikon lens is on my d5500 >99% of the time. Good luck.

The 18-200 is a mediocre full frame lens, so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it. You might want to look at an off brand 24-70 f2.8. If you do landscapes, a 36-105 on a dx format is a little wide.

jak86094

I further agree with so many of the preceding contributors that an 18-200 or 18-300 would make a great walk around lens for travel...light and flexible, I used mine for trips to the Galapagos and Macchu Picchu and felt that I had wide enough angle for landscape photos and enough reach for details of animals, architecture, etc. An 18-300, if sharp enough for you, would give that much more reach. The 18-200 is also my lens of choice for family gatherings and street photography. I also have the 200-500 and think it's a very capable and useful lens. It's taken lots of practice to get the most out of it because it is big and heavy and I prefer using it handheld. It's not the fastest lens, being an f/5.6, so I do have to push up the ISO (using Auto ISO) when the light isn't great. For example, I like doing bird photography and when the birds are in shadowed bushes and trees or in a shadowed forest, the ISO will be fairly high. I have to remember if they are sedentary to to reduce the shutter speed to reduce noise...one of the things you learn with more practice.

Dossile

Once again, if you are thinking of moving to a full frame format next year do not get a 18-200 or 18-300 unless you want to sell it with your camera.

Dossile

Once again, if you are thinking of moving to a full frame format next year do not get a 18-200 or 18-300 unless you want to sell it with your camera.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

The Nikon 24-120 (FX) and 16-80 (DX) are great travel lenses. If you want longer focal lengths the Sigma and Tamron 100-400mm are nice and still rather light. The Nikon 200 -500 is nice but big and I would not consider it to be a travel lens. Just a word about long lenses - you still need to be rather close to your subject to get detailed photographs Last week I saw some mountain sheep at Yellowstone on the side of a mountain. There is no lens that could have made a photograph of a single individual. At long distances atmospheric haze and heat convection are BIG problems.

Also note some folks like micro 4/3 for wildlife. The Panasonic 100-400 (I think) is rather small an inexpensive.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

It depends on where you are going and for what purpose. I hauled my 200-500 to Africa for my once-in-a-lifetime Africa wildlife trip, and am happy I did.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=py79IreuhSU

I used a D800 mostly there but used it a lot on my D5300 and now on my D5600 when travelling by auto or RV. And I’m looking forward to using it on my new new Z6, which has replaced the D800. I also have a 70-300 coming to complement the Z6’s 24-70 when travelling by air with it.

But for other travel by air I usually take just my Sigma 17-50 on my D5600, or even smaller and lighter Lumix GM5 if photography is incidental to the trip.

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

I have and use the 200-500 for most of my wildlife photos. It works great and is an acceptable lens as compared to the 600mm F4/

MikeFast

I just bought a 200-500mm 5.6 and I love it. I put it on my D5600 with no issues

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

No problems with the 200-500.

Jim750 Loc: Easton,Pa

If you wait till you get a ff camera the Nikon 28-300 paired with a 16 or 17-35 would be very reasonable for travel. As previously stated the 200-500 page is not a lens for most travel photography. I use the above with my D750 and I’m very pleased.Good Luck to you

racerrich3 Loc: Los Angeles, Ca.

just got a 18-300 for travel to Italy. thinking of using it as all round also. :-)

racerrich3 Loc: Los Angeles, Ca.

[quote=Eurolux]Greetings to all..... been away from the forum for a while. Have the basic lenses for my D5300 and wish to acquire a versatile lens for travel photos. Within the next year I will also likely buy a full frame camera.

Any feedback on the AF-S 200-500?

have the 200-500 for my D3300. great lens, but a 18-300 would be better. bought it for my trip to italy. thinking of making it my all around lens.

hookedupin2005 Loc: Northwestern New Mexico

I would go with the Tamron 18-400, and the Tamron 10-24.