18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC-Hyper Sonic Motor Lens for Nikon

This lens has shocking clarity. Even at the widest end of the zoom, the barrel distortion is minimal. The hypersonic motor is very fast - on par with the Nikon 17-55mm 2.8 (which is $1,000 more!).

The vignetting is what I would call "acceptable". I use a Nikon D200 and import the RAW files with Nikon Capture - which allows me to adjust for the vignetting of the lens, so that is really only a minor flaw. If you simply shoot JPEG files and open...

Has Auto-focus and Manual Tab capabilities. Able to use my Nikon D80 features as if I had a Nikon lens.

Heavy...seems to weigh more than my Nikon D80. Need to be careful when using tri-pod.