zoom close up zero in far away range in Reviews and Ratings

…What's great about it:?Image stabilizer, Long range, USM, What's not so great:?Have to stand at least 5 feet away from subject to focus. "The lens is amazing. The image stabilizer definatly helps… 434 more reviews »

…, because it doesn't work well for it!! Anyway it works for those FAR AWAY shots and you may need a tripod for when you go up to 300mm!! I think it is worth the money, BUY THIS LENS!!!!!…

…, because it doesn't work well for it!! Anyway it works for those FAR AWAY shots and you may need a tripod for when you go up to 300mm!! I think it is worth the money, BUY THIS LENS!!!!!… 180 more reviews »

…I love this lens coupled with my Nikon D70. It provides TONS of zoom for you to take pictures of things from far away. The only issue I have with it is that it's f/4 minimum, which means if you… 141 more reviews »

…, because it doesn't work well for it!! Anyway it works for those FAR AWAY shots and you may need a tripod for when you go up to 300mm!! I think it is worth the money, BUY THIS LENS!!!!!… 304 more reviews »

… deformed when shot up close at 10mm, but know what you're doing and that becomes a great tool for artistic pictures! You can shoot a 5'5" person head to toes from less than 3 feet away. Also, I am happy… 345 more reviews »

… deformed when shot up close at 10mm, but know what you're doing and that becomes a great tool for artistic pictures! You can shoot a 5'5" person head to toes from less than 3 feet away. Also, I am happy… 241 more reviews »

… deformed when shot up close at 10mm, but know what you're doing and that becomes a great tool for artistic pictures! You can shoot a 5'5" person head to toes from less than 3 feet away. Also, I am happy… 189 more reviews »

… deformed when shot up close at 10mm, but know what you're doing and that becomes a great tool for artistic pictures! You can shoot a 5'5" person head to toes from less than 3 feet away. Also, I am happy… 190 more reviews »

…This is a surprisingly good lens for such a large zoom range.
First, the pros:
* Wonderful zoom range giving you high flexibility.
* Very nice color rendition. Colors come out… 79 more reviews »

… this lens almost all the time, so I know I'll get used to it.

I have noted that in extreme close-ups (macro range), the lens does a great deal of "hunting" to find the right focus. The Nikon… 196 more reviews »

…Very Sharp. Fast> I would have given it a five, but at close range the autofocus searchs alot. This is not that big of a problem because at Macro range I always manual focus. Nice lens for portrait… 130 more reviews »

… close to something that's far, far away and that is a LOT of work. Even with my new, beefy tripod, I had to bungie the lens (yes, with a bungie cord) and aim above what I was shooting. I had to aim… 15 more reviews »

…I've read some negative reviews of this lens that I feel are undeserved. It's sharp and contrasty throughout its zoom range and it focuses really close. It's not very fast, but what do you expect…

…I was excited about this lens when I saw all these reviews that seemed to suggest that it was the holy grail of walkaround lenses: fast, has a super-broad zoom range and is under $500. But when I got… 68 more reviews »