That really is a great lens. Versatile as well since on a crop camera it’s a useful focal length too. IMHO the difference with the more expensive lenses is more

That really is a great lens. Versatile as well since on a crop camera it’s a useful focal length too. IMHO the difference with the more expensive lenses is more about durability (a fair trade off since they’re cheap) and handling (easier manual focus, distance markings) than image quality.