I recently purchased a nikon d40( a few days ago, first DSLR) and though the 18-55mm lens is ok, I need more zoom. I saw that the 55-200mm lens is a good choice for someone not looking to spend much. I looked through b&h and some other sites and saw nikon has a non-VR version and a VR. I then searched craigslist and came across 2 steals(both under $105) on the non-VR version.

I was wondering if the VR is very necessary and should I spend the extra money on it or should I just purchase the non-VR version?

If anyone has any pictures that have been taken with the non-VR version(if possible, comparison to VR version), please post, preferably with the d40 lol but anything works.

Thanks