Nikon 18-55mm VR

This $180 Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens is a winner. It works

. There isn’t much it can’t do well. For under $200, this could be the only lens you’d ever need. In some very subtle ways its optics can outperform the more expensive

This 18-55mm VR focuses closer than either of the more expensive lenses, weighs less, is smaller and has less distortion at the long end. So there.