The lens has Autofocus and Vibration Reduction which reduces camera shake effectively giving you sharper images while the autofocus automatically adjusts the focus

Just remember, VR is just for camera shake and won't help with slow shutter speeds a even a slightly moving subject

Some obvious (or maybe not for some people) features of VR is that it only affect camera shake

The VR function has helped me wonderfully, having a disability and only able to use one arm effectively, camera shake is a non issue with hand held shots.

I used this lens to take photos of seagulls and am presently winning an Internet photo contest with those photos!The VR system works great and allows photos of animals by eliminating camera shake at longer zooms

It arrived in perfect condition, and the pictures I have taken with it are clear and crisp, and I have not noticed any camera shake, thanks to the VR incorporated in this lens.

My biggest disappointment, was with the VR technology -- it just doesn't seem to cut down camera shake that much

The VR helps to reduce camera shake

But he hasn't sent pictures that he took with it, as he promised.

Its not as sharp as I would like (nothing spectacular) but it is sharp enough if its just photos around the house

This is also a perfect portrait lens as it blows out the backgrounds with Bokeh making your images look that much better

I actually returned this unit and went with the 18-200MM lens because I thought it was worth the extra money to be able to take up close pictures as well as to be able to zoom on objects further

Condition excellent as

Nowhere near as sharp as my 50mm and 35mm prime lens, but very good for the price

But he hasn't sent pictures that he took with it, as he promised.

Its not as sharp as I would like (nothing spectacular) but it is sharp enough if its just photos around the house

This is also a perfect portrait lens as it blows out the backgrounds with Bokeh making your images look that much better

I actually returned this unit and went with the 18-200MM lens because I thought it was worth the extra money to be able to take up close pictures as well as to be able to zoom on objects further

Condition excellent as

Nowhere near as sharp as my 50mm and 35mm prime lens, but very good for the price

But he hasn't sent pictures that he took with it, as he promised.

Its not as sharp as I would like (nothing spectacular) but it is sharp enough if its just photos around the house

This is also a perfect portrait lens as it blows out the backgrounds with Bokeh making your images look that much better

I actually returned this unit and went with the 18-200MM lens because I thought it was worth the extra money to be able to take up close pictures as well as to be able to zoom on objects further

Condition excellent as

Nowhere near as sharp as my 50mm and 35mm prime lens, but very good for the price