Still one of the best compact telephoto zoom lenses ever made, even well into the 21st Century. Outstanding tonality and rendering, superb center sharpness with just a touch of softness in the corners, and fantastic build quality. The internal zoom means it's all safely wrapped in one solid metal structure, other than the minor extension when focusing, and the ergonomics are near perfect. The icing on the cake is the hard stop at infinity focus, enabling ease of use in astrophotography and other low light pursuits - a notable advantage over the sloppy build (and all the excuses that come with it) of modern telephoto zooms. If you don't need the expense, size, and weight of f/2.8 zooms, but are unwilling to settle for the inevitable compromises of slow, variable maximum aperture zooms, this is an ideal compromise.Read full review
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