I've had this for 2 years now and I can honestly say I'm not impressed. Along with this lens I have the XF18-135 3.5-5.6 and the XF50-140 2.8. I cannot recommend this lens. For some reason the images produced by this lens are always soft and sometimes foggy, and this is far from 50-140 quality. They don't even belong in the same category when it comes to clarity and sharpness. When I have enough light and need a wide angle, I use my 18-135. There should be something here. How can a superzoom lens achieve maximum clarity and sharpness? Maybe I've been living with a broken lens for the last 2 years.