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Originally posted by mcrimm:
My 18-200 has served me well on a D40x, a D7000 and now a D7200. I would guess I’ve shoot 20,000 photos with it.

My first DSLR was a Nikon D50, and I equipped it with the 18-200 VR zoom; when I upgraded to a D7000 I put that same lens on it. When the D7000 was damaged and replaced by a D7100 I bought the later VR2 version of that lens for it. I don't use any other lens on my DSLRs and I have been very happy with its performance. (I still have the D50 and older zoom as "backups"--I don't want to be dependent on just one system when I'm on a tour.) It is amazing how well the zoom substitutes for a macro lens, too--I photograph flowers and small objects at 200mm at closest focus distance, and it does pretty well.

flashguy

I bought a Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM for Nikon in 2013 for my D5200 and it's been my walk about lens. Does what I need from Macro to telephoto and is a VR lens.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...sc=1#customerReviews

Added: I see they now make a 18-300 model for $50 . more. If I were going to replace my current model I'd try this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-1..._product_top?ie=UTF8