Don't bother with buying one of the cheaper lenses if you want quality shots.

I've since sold both of them to upgrade to better equipment, but they were good first lenses to learn on

Lense works great and takes excellent pictures.

Nikon's Nikkor lenses are simply fantastic and this one is no exception

I used the lense on several different Nikon cameras, from the D100 to the D7100 and it never failed in performance

Nikon's more expensive lenses (or their newer primes) generally have a M/A mode which allows you to override the autofocus by simply grabbing the focus ring and turning.

There are faster, longer, and higher-quality lenses on the market.

I definetly like the vibration reduction, and it's a good versitile lense for shooting in a variety of situations.

Image quality has been said by other reviewers to be very good, but just a shade short of Nikon's very best lenses.

On the other hand, most lenses and cameras have this limitation.

I wish all lenses are this cheap

For now, I change the lenses very conveniently and the dust problem has not bothered me yet

And I had my eye on the 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor which is much more expensive (and a fabulous lense no doubt) but weighs 26 oz

, VR works great and the lense itself is so versatile

love the lense, perfect condition and it game in FAST, thank you

This is actually pretty common for today's ordinary zooms, as they don't go to wide apertures - spherical abberations, which are what cause a loss of sharpness wide open, are much more important for "fast" f/2.8 lenses and primes

Even the very expensive lenses give up MORE than one of these qualities.

I wanted an inexpensive lens to try out before investing in more expensive lenses.

great nikon quality speaks for itself they are know for making top knotch lenses and this is right in line with that.

Great lense for medium distance shooting (10-20 feet).

I found the lense very durable and accurate

I only wish Nikkor lenses were not so expensive.

I highly recomend this lense to anyone, from a biginer to a pro.

I was a bit leary buying a "like new" lense.

If you want cheaper long range zoom you may be better off with one of the available 70-300mm lenses

For the money this is one of the best lenses I own.

For the most part, an investment in the inexpensive f/1.8 35 or 55mm lenses is better for such things.

Lense is perfect, referbished, but just like new

ok is this 20 words already...:) and if you like this lense you should buy the Tomcat 5000 because it also works with your eyes

and it came packaged just like my more expensive 2.8 ED Nikor lenses

I had looked at son other similar inexpensive lenses but found the reviews here to be closer from the newbies (like myself) to those who clearly had a much greater knowledge of photography and lenses

And I had my eye on the 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor which is much more expensive (and a fabulous lense no doubt) but weighs 26 oz

Of course I've seen faster lenses but for $249 this is a great lens.

I love this lense.

very good zoom lense

My only problem with this lens, and with all the cheaper lenses is that the motors are noisy and take a few moments to adjust the focus.

but this lense is very nice gives you just a little more length to work with

A fabulous lense, very little vibration, easy to handle, stunning vivid color

GREAT LENSE FOR A GREAT PRICE

This is one of my favorite lenses for my Nikon Digital Cameras (D80 & D200)

Wouldn't you want a longer lens anyway?Is it as nice as those old metal lenses

Which is like one of the best lenses I ever used

I am also careful to clean the lenses with the Nikon lens cleaning brush, etc

I love this lense, I am just beginning in photography and did my research on upgrade lenses

Best lense I've ever bought

A good lense for the price

I highly recommend this lense.

Don't let the price of this lens fool you into thinking it can't compete with more expensive lenses - the VR system in this lens works beautifully allowing you to take fast and blur free shots in decent lighting - I highly suggest getting this lens if you're on the fence between this lens or the 70-300mm VR (more then twice the price) but not twice the reach - lighter and much easier to carry and handle - the ultimate walk around unit - I suggest getting a good external flash unit to complement your camera as well as the lens - as the build-in camera flash are limited for any serious application moving forward in your photographic journey - hope this helps you in your moment of desperations before "pulling the trigger" on this purchase.

The image quality is great and it is a good lense

Nikkor makes great lenses.

For 95.00 this is about the best bargian on a fine lense as you'll find

I definitely recommend this lense.

Although Nikon should have put it in the cameras and these lense wouldn't be so pricey.

Considered one of my favorite lenses behind the nikkor 35mm 1.8, this lens offers lots of flexibility for firs time DSLR users

Another great quality lense from Nikon.

Sure, there are better and faster lenses, but for a beginning photographers learning to shoot on a tight budget, this is a very good lens at an excellent price.

And it it reasonably light in weight compared to the more expensive and higher quality zoom lenses that go up to 200mm

So we looked at all the reviews of this lens and at the reviews of three or more good alternative lenses

Lense is nice but terrible shipping

I would recommend this lense.