Nikon D5000 Zoom Wildlife lenses that have a Nikon AF-S focus motor

"I love this lens. I use this with my D300 because of the 1.5 crop factor, (now a 300-600mm) and use my D3 with the 70-200mm for closer shots at the zoo."

Fixed aperture The same aperture at all focal lengths

Great telephoto lens 400 mm

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	3.3 kg
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR			Fixed aperture	Yes
	Length	358 mm			Min focal length	200 mm
	Zoom range	2x			Max focal length	400 mm

"The perfect lens for wildlife photography; not too big and not too small"

Fixed aperture The same aperture at all focal lengths

More advanced image stabilization Nikon VR II

Great telephoto lens 400 mm

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	3.4 kg
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR II			Fixed aperture	Yes
	Length	n/a			Min focal length	200 mm
	Zoom range	2x			Max focal length	400 mm

"Awesome lens, affordable, quality construction, noticably faster than older lens, definitely has improved picture quality/sharpness"

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	0.6 kg
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR			Fixed aperture	No
	Length	123 mm			Min focal length	55 mm
	Zoom range	5.5x			Max focal length	300 mm

"AF is fast, it tracks well, VR works great, images are sharp with good color and contrast, zoom ranges is great for FX"

Great zoom range 10.7x

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	0.8 kg
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR			Fixed aperture	No
	Length	115 mm			Min focal length	28 mm
	Zoom range	10.7x			Max focal length	300 mm

"This is a great lens for all situations. I like the convenience of not swapping out lenses when traveling and it takes great indoor photos without a flash."

Great zoom range 11.1x

More advanced image stabilization Nikon VR II

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	0.6 kg
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR II			Fixed aperture	No
	Length	96 mm			Min focal length	18 mm
	Zoom range	11.1x			Max focal length	200 mm

"I like everything about this lens except that it's silver. On the 300 f/2.8 grey version I get it--it's to keep temperature down. But all of Nikon's cameras are black. Why are they coming out with silver lenses?"

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	255 g
	Image stabilization	None			Fixed aperture	No
	Length	n/a			Min focal length	55 mm
	Zoom range	3.6x			Max focal length	200 mm

"This lens is light weight and produces good clean images."

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	335 g
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR			Fixed aperture	No
	Length	100 mm			Min focal length	55 mm
	Zoom range	3.6x			Max focal length	200 mm

"Great Lens. I love it because it allows me to take great shots from a distance. My wife dislikes it because she says your always two close. We fight from the 18-55 and this lens. I do recommed!"

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	255 g
	Image stabilization	None			Fixed aperture	No
	Length	79 mm			Min focal length	55 mm
	Zoom range	3.6x			Max focal length	200 mm

"Super background blur for a lens of this speed and yes the VR helps"

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Weight	0.7 kg
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR			Fixed aperture	No
	Length	n/a			Min focal length	70 mm
	Zoom range	4.3x			Max focal length	300 mm