wide-angle view is what you desire (ground level shot of the plaza in front of Forbidden City, eijing), there are few affordable alternatives with respectable quality for Nikon shooters.

This lens does not solve the main purpose of having a good image quality

The quality of the images are excellent and it's incredily lightweight to boot.

Image quality is good, although, understandably, not the highly sharp quality of more expensive glass

The build quality is not so amazing

Great quality and a great price.