 Its not perfect, but for the money... 88 of 89 people found this review helpful.
...its incredible. It can be a little soft, but if you're shooting DSLR, increase the sharpening on your RAW file. For the money, this is simply the best long zoom around (if you've GOT the money, get the ED glass). I use this lens for beating around, its the kind of lens that I carry when out bushwhacking in Bangkok. One of its main drawbacks is that it focuses very slowly and tends to want to hunt a lot, the way around that is to set it to closest subject and hope a cat doesn't run through the frame just as you press the shutter release (err, yep, that actually happened to me).
Overall, I think the G series has been unfairly maligned in professional circles. I have this and the 28-100 and they are both very good lenses, and at the prices they sell for, can be taken into places you don't want to take a $1,500 lens (dust, dirt, theft risk, the like).
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When you purchase your average camera most will come with a lens in the 18-55 range. Or, offer a discount when you purchase the lens same time as the body. What is nice about this lens is that if your first lens stops around 55-70mm then you add this lens you will have a total range from about 18 to 300mm. (Depending on the lower mm of your first lens) Not too bad, one lens on the camera, one in the bag. Sometimes you just don't want to carry around the whole backpack.
I own a few ed lenses and they are a little sharper and a LOT quicker on the focus. To be honest, dollar for dollar, I think this lens is a better buy then my ED lenses.
On my digital SLR there are 5 focus areas, this lens has a tendency to pick one of the focus areas that I was not looking for. It seems as if it is adjusting focus just a bit too much.
One big benefit is the weight. For it's size this lens very light. This matters is you are going on a long trip and want to take a half dozen lenses.
If limited by funds, or if you take your photography as a serious hobby, a step above the average but not a professional obsession then this is the lens for you.
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