I have an 18 - 55 mm standard kit lens and a 55 - 200 mm telephoto lens. Sometimes, however, a standard lens with a little more reach is extremely useful and often saves having to change lenses in mid shoot. This does exactly that and I can see this lens becoming my standard "go to" lens.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Have just received the lens and it feels sturdy, have not had the chance to test it outdoors however when paired to my d5100 and using the video on live view if pressing the shutter and re-focusing the noise is quite substantial. Not saying it's faulty but worth noting for video oriented buyers.

The 18-105 is one of Nikon's kit lenses - cheaper lenses that often come as part of a kit with a camera. Currently on Amazon at ￡249.99 this is a (relatively!) cheap lens from Nikon.

Cheap; light; good general image quality

Slight loss of image quality at extremes

Got it with a D90 kit. this is probably one of the most satisfying kit lens in the market. It produce picture quality that isn't visually worse than any other expensive lens. VR works great and saved many of my pics.

cover useful focal lengths

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I recently purchased the D5000 with this lens as a kit. I had rented the D90 and the 24-70 the weekend before, so I wasn't sure I would be happy with the lens, but it was in my budget so I went ahead anyway. It has it's flaws, but has turned out much better than I had expected.

arrived on time as explained in correspondence. New item in box with a good saving

Nice bokeh and gives great results across the entire focal range. Hunts a bit in low light situations and I have had poor results on bumping up the ISO on my D5100. However, I completely recommend this lens instead of the standard kit lens (18-50)

Got this with my new D7000 and once tried, surprised me with how fast the AF was and how good the picture actually was. I have twelve Nikon lenses (and have owned Canon systems) and feel for the small difference in the 'kit' price this lens is extremely good for the money. Even at $399.

Top notch picture quality & performance

plastic mount (to minimize cost

Back in my film days I kept a 35-105 pinned to one of my Nikkormat bodies at all times and it was my favorite rig for just about everything. People, landscape, street shots, hot rods, live musical performances.

Got it with a D90 kit. this is probably one of the most satisfying kit lens in the market. It produce picture quality that isn't visually worse than any other expensive lens. VR works great and saved many of my pics.

cover useful focal lengths

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