This is the optimal lens for shooting spherical panoramas with a cropped sensor: it gives a wide angle of view while maintaining high detail (golden mean). You can also take traditional photos. If you correctly compose the frame, then the distortion will not be so noticeable. Shoot in RAW and that's it! We correct HA and vignetting there. I chose between him and a similar Sigma. As a result, I preferred Nikon, which I do not regret. However, if you have the opportunity to conduct a full-scale comparison of them - it's better to do it. In general, all of the above shortcomings are conditional, because. you need to understand what the situation of competitors. I would like to put the maximum marks, but I will refrain.