FWIW: the 18-105 has an ED element for "only" $400: http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/normalzoom/af-s_dx_18-105mmf_35-56g_ed_vr/index.htm http://imaging

FWIW: the 18-105 has an ED element for "only" $400: http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/normalzoom/af-s_dx_18-105mmf_35-56g_ed_vr/index.htm http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/normalzoom/af-s_dx... [The 55-200 also has an ED element for $150, but that looks like a sale effect, with an original price of $350]