Promatic 70-230mm f/4.5

Excellent camera and excellent value Image quality is excellent. Of course, for the lower price, there are some trade offs. For example, the 4.5-6.7 aperture makes capturing fast moving subjects difficult compared to the XF 55-200, which is a much more expensive lens. Also, there is no aperture ring on the lens (as advertised). You simply use a wheel on the camera to adjust the aperture. You can focus as close as 36" at full telephoto, resulting in about a .3X (equiv.) magnification for close-up photos.

Great choice for an acceptable sports photography lens Great value for a telephoto lens with a wide focal length range for sports and long lens usage without sacrificing quality of the image. For daylight lighting conditions it is more than adequate fast and yields sharp images throughout the focal length range. It is a great lens for many photographers besides sports needs, e.g. wildlife or family portraits when you want to separate the camera from the subject.

Love my new lens I'm just really getting into photography and was looking for a second lens. Photographer friend of mine said this would be a good one for me and so far, I'm pretty impressed! The lens itself was clean and in really good condition and it takes great photos!