I would highly recommend to a friend (Intermediate Lens)

Great lens, I haven't came across any problems with this lens, it has a great focal length especially with a crop factor of about 1.5x. The only cons I can think of is it dosnt have the quickest focusing when it comes to sports, also i would of liked to see the manual mode button on the side, lastly...

Great lens for the price

Great zoom lens with large aperture! Being able to get telephoto with f/2.8 is what I needed and the lens produces great pictures on my Nikon D7000. Build is very solid, zoom and focus rings are smooth. Only issue is its a bit heavy, but what do you expect from lens with this capability.

Consistent Output; Durable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh; Strong Construction

Heavy

The best for dx cameras!

According to dxO labs this is the best lens for Nikon d7100! So I bought it and after a few hundreds shots I defenetly can confirm that! It's amazing! Great quality and outstanding photos!

Sharpest Lens there is for DX shooters

I have been waiting for this lens for a year. Finally I bought it one week ago. Let me tell you it is a Sharp lens! Tamron and Sigma are catching up with Nikon and Canon. This is actually a pro lens to DX shooters with optical stabilization.

Sharp, fast focusing, well-built, heavy

It focuses fast and accurately; IQ is superb, almost good as Nikons' 70-200mm; It is almost as heavy too. Build quality is excellent and image stabilization works well, about 3 stops.

Durable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh; Rugged; Strong Construction

Heavy