It has a good range at a value price. My pictures have always been sharpand clear. I have used it for four years with out any problems. Excellent for beginner to advanced beginner.

Limited in low light situtations. I am looking for a F2 to F2.8 lense for pictures at dusk. Not professional quality.

I have used the camera and lense in all conditions and am very satisfied with the results. I take winter pictures, outdoor Sports pictures, wildlife, landscape and general family pictures. Everyone is impressed with the clarity and sharpness of the photos. I own a Quantary 70 to 300 and a 2x converter.

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No problem with lense.

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First AF System I have used.

Faster focusing than Nikkor AF 28-80 F3.5-5.6D.

No damping on focusing ring, don't let anyone touch your camera with this lens attached. Plastic lens mount broke off when I dropped my N90S. The N90S is in perfect health, but this lens fell apart.

This is NOT a good beginner lens, this is a cheap piece of plastic used to generate profit. It is of poor quality (I suspect because it is made by Sigma for Quantaray) and pictures are only as good as a $200 point-and-shoot. Get a set of primes (28mm, 50mm (1.8 or 1.4D), 85mm) and you will be happier with all of your pictures.

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Ritz' extended warranty plan saved my butt on this one. They repaired the lens even though I had dropped it. If you shop at Ritz, GET THE WARRANTY.

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Nikkor (Nikon) AF 50mm 1.4D

Inexpensive first lens.
Good close focusing.
Fairly good sharpness.

Construction quality not first rate, but as good as can be expected for the price.

You would be satisfied with this lens, but spend a couple of more bucks for a Nikon 28-105. You will appreciate the extra range and better quality.

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Better than kit lenses - optically, mechanically, etc.

Limited by small apertures, cheap manual focus, optical quality wont take you very far.

for what you pay, it beats the pants off a manufacturer zoom of the same $, but not a nice fixed 50mm 1.8 by almost any of the manufacturers. GO WITH THE 50mm 1.8 made by the company who made that camera! These are sharp, well corrected, time tested, less expensive, and more useful.

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good

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MANY

Heavy enough to be steady on a camera, light enough to use without a tripod, cheap in kit form, macro ability

Resolution of this lens stinks, Manual focus ring smooth but way underdamped (this lens has focus, not zoom, creep)

I hate this lens. Is resolution sucks at all focal lengths- especially at 28mm (35mm on my EOS IX). As soon as I decide on what 35mm SLR I will buy (APS film sucks also) I will get rid of this lens. So the bottom line is- don't buy this lens. The best resolution I have seen is at 80mm in macro mode(self engaging). And it sucked at that too.

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none needed

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canon 28-80

28-80 covers a good range for general picture taking. Came with my camera when I purchased it dirt cheap.

Poor build quality and pictures don't come out very sharp.

I thought I was saving money by getting this with my Canon EOS IX camera. The best results I got from the lens was close ups making sure I had enough light. If I could do it all over again, I would have just settled for the Canon 50mm 1.8II instead which gives you much sharper pictures. I'm now trying to decide between the Canon 22-55mm or the Canon 24mm f2.8 lens to replace this poor excuse for a lens.

Customer Service

Haven't tried

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