Bought the 28-300 with the d7000 together and rcvd the $200 discount Nikon is currently offering on the lens when packaged with the d7000, so $1900. I did this because I wanted a higher quality all around lens...I´m glad I did. This lens works well indoors and outdoors on the d7000. Taking advantage of the 200-300 range outdoors, this combination worked well, and my pics have been fantastic. worth the money...only downside is it is a bit heavy, but that was expected..indoor pics good, but the 50mm 1.8 would make more sense at an indoor event/party.

Ive shot with almost every Nikon cam since the D70 up to the D300 and tons of lenses and this is a Remarkable lens. handheld shots with slow shutters are very manageable. Image clarity capabilities give you the ability to shoot a perfect shot without being absolute in every step. THIS GLASS IS WORTH EVERY PENNY !!!!!

I got my lens yesterday and took a couple of photos.. For this price and zoom range, the lens is great...It will be my travel companion for my next holidays....Feel that the zoom ring is a bit tight, but it should be OK..

I bought this lens as a replacement for the Nikon 18-200 which I thought was a little soft on some of the focal lengths. My biggest concern was the weight because I use it more as a walk around type lens. It is heavier but I really do not have a problem. I use this with the Nikon D7000 and between the two I love the combination. I did not think I could hand hold a lens at 300mm plus the quality is much better than the 18-200. If you travel or you want to cut down on the number of lenses to use this one is for you.

The lens is great and I can tell a big diffrence in the quality over some other lens I have.
One drawback though is that it is a heavy lens.

This lens is extremely versatile and is better than I had expected in terms of sharpness. The VR really works: I shot New Years Eve fireworks hand-held at 1/10th of a second @ 45mm and got great results (see below).

I waited a few months until I could find enough reviews to read before I purchased this lens for my own use. The general view appeared to be that it was an OK lens but had a lot of distortion at the short and long ends. Well coming from a 24-120 mm F 3.5 lens, that I was already happy with, and given the reviews of that lens as well, I decided to take the plunge. I´m happy I did. I´m not a professional but I am a meticulous person, and I take a lot of pride in my photography work. For what I do, this lens looks like it is going to be perfect. I´ve already taken enough shots to know I made the right choice. Best of all, I´m not switching lenses around anywhere nearly as often as I did before I bought this one, and that can only help to keep my D700 sensor clean here in our dusty state of Nevada. I´m delighted with my decision and my purchase!

By the way, my lens hood does not seem to ´´rattle´´ as reported by some in previous reviews.

Having just received this lens a week ago I will not have any tech feedback but I want to point out one minor and annoying thing..... The supplied lens shade rattles as you move around with the camera .
Like I said....minor but worth pointing out.

Ooops! I goofed in my review when I said ´´It can´t replace my 17-35mm.....´´. What I meant to say is at the wide end of the zoom range this lens can´t replace my 17-35mm f2.8. When I first heard of this lens coming out I thought it was a gimmick, another one size fits all, do everything lens. It´s no gimmick; it performs great throughout its zoom range and I´m glad I got my hands on one sooner rather than later.