Am the same opinion as some previous speakers. Class zoom. For these large zoom range, the light intensity is sufficient. The sharpness is ok. Who's not enough for what's Photoshop and Co? Myself am a photographer and had it now in the process of ne baptism. In the church I have mitblitzen anyway, since most ancient churches are superduster with us. Since then it does not matter what light intensity has the lens. Since it is not even with the D3 without flash! When I'm where, where the church is bright and freudlich I ever have my other lenses with Aperture 2.8. Then I have also not flash. I bought it originally for my vacation. Because if I already mitschleppe my D700, then please just Objektiv.Das enough. Although I like to do photos, but also wants something out of your holiday. Well, it's not the lightest lens. With approximately 800g have a chunk. But when I weigh my 2 lenses I have to take otherwise, have together also 750g. But I must not keep rumschrauben and my sensor remains the longer dust free because I always got the Objetiv plan. Superpingelige and people who already have a problem if your camera now 2 megapixel less than the latest model will always find something to complain about, but I think you get what it says. For normal Portraits and holiday it was good enough. Have also a poster in 70 / 100cm made of a recording. That fits. At the edge, it could be a bit sharper, but Photoshop can help. Well, I think the minimum focusing distance of 0.5m. That's great. Even the image stabilizer is set to "Active" from the car out, I've tried. Time with time took pictures without stability. He brings a lot. Since you can sometimes make out of the coach during the journey a picture. Habs tried but only from the outside car, now that does not fluctuate so, but the yield sharp images with 1/60 sec. Was significantly higher. ' I got my vote rather general without Messerte or test patterns. There are already plenty of reviews that are better or detatillierter than mine, but "not fotofreaks" I hope it is a help.
ADDITIONAL: There complain here about some of the bokeh, that's how it all a matter of taste; I think it's great. I like it when it goes soft. I have an old 70mm-300mm Nikon and because I get full, the "honeycomb blur" as I call it. If I want that in a portrait, then I do with the photos. But I like the soft better.
