New Nikon 18-200mm DX VR II lens arrives

Nikon has launched version II of their convenient 18-200mm DX VR lens! This is good for the APS-C dSLRs and gives you the equivalent of 28-300mm. It will come out in September for $850 (pre-order), which is $150 more than the current 18-200mm DX VR.

Further Reading
+ dpreview
+ BJoP
+ DC Resource

The new products are discussed on Nikon's podcast #23. Discussion on this lens starts at the 15-minute and 30-second mark, but lens talk starts a couple of minutes earlier.