Wish I could get my hands on the 18-200 VR. I was sick of the 50mm 1.8 D prime lens I had (very sharp, but 75mm equivalent is not wide enough for indoor stuff), so I bought the 18-55 3.5-5.6 zoom. It's a kit lens, so the quality isn't great, but I only paid about $100 for it. I'd replace everything with the 18-200 if I could get one. My D200 needs it as much as I do
CJ