This is a very good choice for anyone shooting Nikon digital series cameras, and wanting an all-in-one design that small and light weight.Although it doesn't give us the overall range of the most common choice for Nikon users (18-55 & 70-300), it does give us a smaller and less expensive option to Nikon's 18-200VR.The lens features internal focusing (in neither basic Nikon zoom, but in the VR), which means filters, like polarizers, won't spin with the autofocus. It also means we'll have a more useful lens hood, which is included.The max aperture at 200mm is 6.3, adequate, but not the best we can get in a 200mm that's still reasonably priced (here's were we loose a star). But construction seems very good, and the warranty is a year longer than Nikon's.This is a solid 4-star product, but Nikon users need to be aware that there is a better, although more expensive option, in the very fine Nikkor 18-200 AF-S VR lens (5-star).