I loved loved loved the quality of the pictures I got but I had to return it. :( It was just too heavy for what I was looking for, an all around walk around all day lens.

This is one of the Nikon "holy trinity" lenses to have. Really great as a walk about lens, although the field of view will be somewhat limited on a DX camera body due to the crop factor.

I enjoy this Lens and they help you take great photos. Good combination for the D800 camera.

This is one amazing lens. The prize tag is high but I find it to be worth every penny that I have to work to own it. The focus is fast and the shots are sharp even in low light and even without the long reach I can crop without much loss.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh; Rugged; Strong Construction

This is a Pro lens, and commonly referred to as the middle lens of the 'Holy Trinity'. The Trinity of lenses are, 14-24mm f2.8, 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8. The reason I invested in this lens was for the pure fact that I do weddings and a lot of portraiture work for my business.

Fast aperture, high-performance. Lens optimized for edge-to-edge sharpness on both the Nikon FX (23.9 x 36mm) and DX format image sensors.

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh; Strong Construction

Heavy

I don't understand why people rate this lens so low but this is the best mid-zoom lens from NIKON ever. Yes, it's expensive but it's worth every single penny if you can afford it. Using this with my D7000 and it works just perfect and picture quality is blowing my mind!!!

"This is not a light lens. I found a black rapid shoulder strap was a necessity when this is on my camera. The balance on a D600 is good but improved with a battery grip. That said, I took it to Havana recently and was quite pleased with it's versatility for street photography.

I have a D5100 with the 18-55mm kit lens, bought this as an extension to the kit lens and I\'m happy I did. The AF is quieter and faster than the 18-55mm kit lens. I’ve taken a lot of pictures with this lens and even at 300mm the pictures are extremely sharp (see attached pictures).

Great glass! Fast and quiet. Worth every dollar! You'll see things in a different way, this lens makes things like composition easier, subject more important than hardware. Makes you shoot better....

Clear, bright, fast; You'll not worry about gear