The previous effort by Nikon on this lens was a dud. This lens is noticeably better in all respect. I really like the zoom range of 24-120mm and although f/4 is not as good in low light as f/2.8 24-70mm, it's still a ideal compromise of reach, usability and low light capability.

usable zoom range; acceptable lens sharpness

Price; weight

Tack sharp through out the range. It compliments my 16-35 for land and city scapes. Shooting D810 with this couple gives me stunning images.

I only hope this lens lasts the distance for being compromised with too much plastic but that is no to say I am not impressed with its image quality which is sharp from corner to corner at every aperture at every focal length.

VR II; sharpness; great walk around lens

Too much plastic

Because D800/D800E has been released, (actually I bought D800E), I needn to change from my 28-70 f2.8 zoom. but beacuse of its high quality of pictures of D800E, VR ssytem is enevitable.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Durable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Sharpness

Heavy

Having used the old 24-120AF and two samples of the 24-120 ED VR with variable aparture, I was more than excited when Nikon announced this new optical instrument. It it superior to its predecessors in every aspect.

Sharp; Versatile

Distortion; Lightfall-off on 24 mm

So as I eluded to in build quality some seem to be perfect in function and some seem to have issues. I have had two of these and a short search on the internet will confirm what I found to be true. The first one did not seem to focus well and seemed to have a catch in the zoom mechanism.

When you think about it, zoom lenses were always about compromise. You trade a little image quality for the flexibility of being able to change your focal length 'on the fly' without removing the lens. Glad to say, those days are now gone.

Consistent Output; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

The savings made are fantastic however as this was advertised as a new lens I was and am disappointed to find no manual, & most importantly no sign of any warranty documents. Delivery was spot on so thumbs up for that. Thank you.

The focus is extremely fast and image is great.

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Strong Construction

Heavy