This lens has replaced my 18-70 DX lens (which is smaller and lighter) from my starter kit. This beast is quite big and heavy: have to search for a bigger photo bag. However, quality of image, focusing and build quality is excellent.

good product

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I just got mine from vistek. Perfect lens for PJ. Expensive, but you get what you pay.

Lighter, shorter and with the same fast 2.8 aperture as the 24-70, this lens gives you a little extra angle of view which is great for working in close. I just sold my 24-70 to ugrade to this lens and am more than happy. Not bad considering the 24-70's legendary reputation.

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As a professional photographer I carry a wide array of lenses with me, but this one is truly one of my favorites! I love wide angle zoom lenses because of their ability to capture the overall scene and give the viewer an overview of what is happening and this one does exactly that.

Durability; f 2.8 aperture; Quiet AF; Ease of use; Allows for great pictures on virtually any camera

Price

Best lens in it's class.

Sharp; fast to focus and very good in low light

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I've been using this lens with my D200, D300, D300S, D3 and now my D850 for a total of 11 years and remain satisfied with its performance. This camera has produced some of my favorite landscape photos as well as making some photos for an interior decorator possible. It's high quality and versatile.

I got this lens because I wanted to switch to all f/2.8 lenses for my wedding photography. I had the 16-35mm f/4 VR lens, but quite frankly I don't think the VR gave me any value for shooting wedding action shots.

Consistent Output; Durable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Rugged; Strong Construction

I love this lense because I can get the whole picture. I use to try and back up but sometimes you can only back up so much then you are cropping things out of the pictures that you really want there. That wont happen any more with this lense.

Quick Focus; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction; Wide Angle

Heavy

Pros: Fast / accurate auto-focus, Durable, Consistent Output, Strong Construction, Nice Bokeh Cons: Heavy Other thoughts: I have been looking for an all-purpose lens to go with my Nikon D300S, and this seems to be the one.