I changed my 18-105 lense into this one. It's an ideal lense to shoot different things without changing the lense. The size and weight are just ok for D7000, while the 18-300 lense is extremely big, heavy and expensive. Now I only use this one and the 35 1.8G to shoot almost everything.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

All in one lens; Easy To Use; Improves Picture Quality

A little heavy

This is another of the NIKON 'G' lenses that are manufactured without an aperture ring for use on Ni

Inexpensive, contrasty, user friendly lens; A bargain at this price point

Some barrel distortion; plastic lens mount

I own the original VR edition of this lens and have used it as my primary since I bought my D300 over two years ago. It performs wonderfully for everything from low light landscape to air show photos, and anything in between.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Easily Interchangeable

Heavy

I use this lens as my all-purpose one. I had the previous version. The lens lock corrects the tendancy to slide open. The two types of stablization provide really good low light shooting. I really get good pictures from tight to wide with little flair.

All around lens; Excellent photo quality; Good stabilization

expensive; Heavy bulky; Not intuitive to use

I'd have bought this a year ago, but had sticker shock, but after missing a lot of shots because I had the wrong lens mounted, I decided it was time. This is a great lens if you don't know what you'll be shooting from moment to moment.

If you want one lens for 90% of your shots, this is it. Sharp, solidly made, an excellent range without being too extreme & Nikon's fantastic VR. Well worth the money.

Quick Focus; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Awesome Nikon Lens

Well made and incredibly versatile

It's pricey

Absolutely the best accompaniment to a lightweight DSLR. Haven't used either of my other two lenses since this arrived. Sharp images with very little distortion or aberation across the whole range.