Nikon D7500

Excellent choice for shots on the fly Shooting for auto racing has a lot of difficulties already in the chore, so to have a lens that needs adjustments after every shot is not what I need. I love the VR function and being able to take the Auto Focus OFF. I can focus on one area on the track, and as the cars go over it, I can snap away, and sort it out later. With the auto ON, I can shoot away in the pits, knowing I will be able to use most of the shots. This lens allows portraits and general fun shots, and great victory lane options. You get what you pay for. If it is a Nikon camera, get a NIKON or NIKKOR lens. Period. They are made for each other, and I feel Nikon has the sharpest lenses. I have had Canon, FugiFilm, Pentax, and a few other cameras through the years. While nothing really compares with the workhorse Pentax K 1000 and 100ASA film by Kodak, the Nikon comes close.Read full review

Great Lens This lens replaces an 18-105 lens that broke when my camera fell to the floor and broke the connector ring on the lens. This lens works great and I would highly recommend it if you have a Nikon digital camera (so long as the camera will accept the connection). I have used this type of lens with my Nikon D90 for about 8 years and have found it to be easy to connect with the camera, easy to use, and providing excellent pictures.

My Personal Reflections on this Lens. When I bought this lens I was mainly getting a walk-around lens for a D5000. I am used to using Nikon and Sigma Fast Glass on my D80 but no motor in D5000 so time for a full featured AF-S Lens from Nikon. First I would like to address the Lens Mount. It's plastic, so big deal, the lens is a featherweight compared to my Sigma 24-60 or my nikkor 50 1.8. This should not be a major concern at this price point. Shooting around my stomping grounds has been interesting, the colors are less vivid that my other lenses but I shoot Raw anyway and adjust to my liking. The Sharpness is good for the most part and distortion at 18mm is controllable and may require some common sense to avoid strait linear objects at the frame of the photo. 18mm on this lens is a little worse than my 18-35mm Nikkor. By 35mm every thing comes into place except one thing the aperture. If there is one thing that annoys me its slow glass. This lens is a 3.5-5.6 not a speed demon by any means but slower than most with the same range. The f-stop degradation is unusually quick on this lens View chart below. 18mm 3.5, 24mm - 4.0, 35mm - 4.5, 50mm - 5.0(are you Kidding me) , 70mm - 5.6, 105mm- 5.6 at 50mm you are shooting @75mm full frame equivalent. this is the start of the portrait range. 70mm is the popular 105mm equivalent. f5.6 is going to make it challenging to get a nice bokeh for indoor Wedding pictures. I not saying the pictures won't be sharp and clear they just won't be extraordinary. Now that I got my complaint out of the way and shared why pros use fast glass..... Lets focus on what's right with this lens. It handles Bright light very well. If you wanted to take a nice waterfall picture a Circular Polarizer will slow the 50-105 range down to the f7-8 range stop down 2 stops and you can shoot in pretty bright light and get the water motion down to angel hair without ND filters. Focus is moderate speed for close range sports and kids. Indoor shots without a flash will require maxing out your ISO to get any chance of freezing action. Remember you are shooting f5 and above and you should stop down 1 Stop at least for best results. Outdoors are not a problem and Pictures of friends and scenery are the strengths of this lens. If you already have a 18-55 and 55-200 lens this is more of a convenience not a substantial upgrade in quality. If you need fast glass for sports or to create great macro shots look to alternatives for that. I know everyone says Nikkor is the best but sometimes the pro lenses are just too expensive. I found that Sigma and Tamron make some great f 2.8 alternatives for advanced shooting and even some pros are starting to use them. Find out what you need to great pictures and buy the lens you need. I am happy with this lens because it works great on the D5000 and has VR for hand-held shots in lower light. As an all purpose walk around lens it does a very good job. Buy for that reason and you will be happy. PS buy a flash too! PeaceRead full review