^i have an 18-200VR and have yet to experience lens creep, maybe because all my shots are handheld.

ya, if you were to get the tamron 18-250, enjoy handholding it at 250 in lowlight

^forget the link...

The ultra wide nikon vs 3rd party tests have varying results with no clear winner...

The 18-200 nikon vs 3rd party is such a whitewash that reviewers don't even bother comparing...

IMHO the VR2 is what makes the lens worth 1k more and rounds it off as the current favourite travel lens...

^if msia RM same with USD then this lens will be sold out lorrr.. in america people opening up threads everyday to search for the lens whilst over here shops have like unlimited supply LOL!

A friend of mine laughed at me when i told him i spent 2.5k on a 18-200vr lens. He LCLY said the 200 will be useless. Then he take and try out for 10 minutes..... his reply "eh quite useful leh, can borrow me?"

BUt its all up to budget i guess, 1k can get a nice one week trip in redang or someplace like that.

Once question though, if buy third party lens, what is the service like when rosak? Am interested in sigma 30mm or 10-20mm