Manual focus on my D3100 no problem.
I am getting some awesome shots with lens.
If I am shooting running kids I will go back to the kit lens for a few hours.. But I now leave this lens on the camera..

What can i say. Although I don´t currently own one, I often look back at the pictures I made with this lens and wish that I´d kept it because its basically free used (100 bucks). It give you colorful and sharp images comparable to a pro level zoom at f/2.8 and stopped down its is as good as the best of them. Its lightweight and sturdy plastic construction is great. It has an aperture ring which is more than I can say for the 2 grand 24mm 1.4 G I own. If you are thinking about buying this lens and have a camera that it will autofocus on, you should buy.

Don´t tell Nikon, but they are not charging enough for this lens. Works great with D7000 in low-light situations in which a flash would not work.

My favorite lens.

This has been a great standard lens for my film bodies in the past. I would love to see an AF-S version for my DX bodies.

Dear Nikon - Please make an AF-S version of this!

you can spend more, but why? this is the sharpest lens for its price. there´s a reason it´s been in the Nikon lineup for such a long time..... they got it right!

pair it with a D700 and the night is yours.

I purchased a month ago and it´s my favorite lens. Great for portraits and close ups! Really responsive lens. It´s a great investment! I am extremely happy with this lens.

Holy Cow.........The Other Reviews were Right On....From the first picture during the day to the last pictures at twilight WOW....I still cannot believe the Clarity and Color....I was going to buy the Nikon D 3100 and sell my D70 , this lens saved me $550.00 and I can´t say enough about the sharpness and contrast.......It´s worth more then the MSRP

I love this lens and have used it for years with my D50. It gets great sharp photos and it´s super fast. The only issue is that it won´t work with models like the D3000, D5000, or D3100 because they don´t have a focusing mechanism in the body (the lens doesn´t have one either which is why it´s so cheap!). Make sure it works with your camera and you will never regret it.

This lens works great! I wanted a fixed lens but I had never used one and didn´t want to jump into an expensive lens before I knew if I liked using them. This lens makes my images extremely sharp, and really helps the depth of field. The lens works great in really low light situations as well. The price is great and I would recommend it to anyone.