I have not recently bought the lens due to the effusive reviews in the trade press, but now have to say after much testing, I personally feel it is worse than the kit lens of my camera. In particular, at the telephoto zoom range, the chromatic aberration is more than disturbing and also for the lay eye without laboratory tests ugly recognizable. On the other hand it must be said that this problem is certainly depending on the subject. Dark branches against white winter snow should nevertheless have no purple Heilgenschein. What I, however - at least on my model - like very much is the good feel and workmanship and of course the wide field of application, which makes me prefer the lens for the holidays now but lenses with a smaller focal length range. In addition, the lens is splash-proof. So visually certainly to be expected, as in this focal length range not a high flyer, but very convenient for (holiday) snapshots. A Lightroom profile exists.
