I'm not a pixel peeper but I don't find this lens all that impressive. I'm sure it's a very versatile lense with this range of zoom so it could be the one and o

I'm not a pixel peeper but I don't find this lens all that impressive. I'm sure it's a very versatile lense with this range of zoom so it could be the one and only lens in your camera bag. But it does have the hallmarks of a "jack of all trades" lens. Not to mention that f/4 at the wide end is not terribly impressive. and 8 at the telephoto even less so. Sometimes these couple of stops make a lot of difference when you need more light or to freeze the shot. On the other hand the old Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 was a dream for me. The buttery bokeh alone made that lense a must have in every dslr shooter's bag. I miss that lens and the bodies it was made for.