Although the lens appears light and cheap it is plastic and the zoom is not very smooth, the lens auto focus works well but... . . low and here. . . The images from this little lens are better than my $1700 24-70mm f2.8. Nikon glass is excellent. I would highly recommend this lens to anyone using it as their day to day excursion lens. I've used it to shoot f8 architecture with my D700 and the images are sharp and the resolution is as good as it gets. Great lens.