manual zoom lens

"On sale was nice...Very easy to use...It also has a rear focusing system, plus a high speed CPU and improved AF algorithm for high-speed AF; and offers full-time manual focus for quick adjustments....It has a 4 group optical zoom system and includes a large-diameter element, an aspherical lens element, a UD lens element and enhanced lens coatings for high-contrast, high-resolution images with minimal glare and aberration"

"It also has a rear focusing system, plus a high speed CPU and improved AF algorithm for high-speed AF; and offers full-time manual focus for quick adjustments."

"My wife loves it...Get the job done...Manual zoom and focus is also an option....this is not a bad lens a little better then the kit lens, if your gonna spend 350$ on this you should just pay a couple more 100 to get the g lens, unless this is your budget, does a good job and focus is quick, but at max zoom its not at clear"

"Manual zoom and focus is also an option."

"Very easy to use...my wife loved it...Since you don't have Image Stabilization and the auto focus is slow and hard to work properly (Trying to focus on a object with major magnification requires a tripod or a VERY steady hand), Manual focus is almost a must....This is a good zoom for beggining.Good image quality in outdoors.Best if used with a tripod or monopod.There is no image stablizer so the futher you zoom the steadier the camera has to be.On the plus side with it being an EF lens you can buy an inexpensive teleconverter and double your zoom.All in all a good lens for being part of a package"

"Since you don't have Image Stabilization and the auto focus is slow and hard to work properly (Trying to focus on a object with major magnification requires a tripod or a VERY steady hand), Manual focus is almost a must."

"Get the job done...Very easy to use...Very powerful and I love the manual/auto option...Shooting an objects such as a coyote from a long distance or a praying mantis as an extreme close up, this lens doesn't disappoint"

"Very powerful and I love the manual/auto option"

"Easy to use lens...I love this lens...Zoom extremely smooth using power or manual...The good things about this lens are that it's well built, it has an electronic zoom, so that you can zoom much more smoothly during a video clip, it has a nice zoom range up to 105 mm that gives quite a bit more zoom than a standard zoom"

"Zoom extremely smooth using power or manual"

"I love this lens...It just feels right...The manual focus clutch....Not a lens for a lot of bokeh but enough to create nice separation between your subject and background"

"The manual focus clutch."

"The lens is good...I love this lens...Clear pictures, smooth functionality with easy to follow instructions....I highly recommend this lens as it is a L series and once you use this lens you wont want to use a cheaper version lens"

"Clear pictures, smooth functionality with easy to follow instructions."

"What a great buy...I love them both...The focus ring is super smooth when using in manual....If used with an APS-C sensor, the zoom on this lens is an effective 80mm, making it adequate for many macro shots, but also functional enough for most portraits, although for the latter, I would prefer a 40mm lens (although the 40mm lens isn't as wide of an aperture at f/2.8 so I would not recommend it over the 50mm if you can only buy one)"

"The focus ring is super smooth when using in manual."

"YOU WILL LOVE IT...The best of both...Easily shift between autofocus and manual....The Nikon 18-200mm lens is a little pricey but it is a very good lens with a very powerful zoom with sharp results and a wide perspective"

"Easily shift between autofocus and manual."

"I love this lens...The VR works well...However, using the manual focus fixed the majority of this problem---just to keep in mind for beginners....This lens is perfect when you want to just carry one lens with you while having a range of close to zoom"

"However, using the manual focus fixed the majority of this problem---just to keep in mind for beginners."

"I love this lens...A great fast lens...I'm trying to get away from using the auto mode and learn to use the Manual setting....It is an excellent lens for those who want a lens that performs well in lower light"

"I'm trying to get away from using the auto mode and learn to use the Manual setting."

"I love this lens...I love my new lens...However, after comparing the image quality to an open-box Rokinon 12mm f2.0 manual lens costing less than a third of the open-box Sony's nearly seven bills, I simply couldn't justify spending that much on a lens that might not see that much use....Big plus is being able to use this lens on my full frame A7II even though it's not an E not an EF lens"

"However, after comparing the image quality to an open-box Rokinon 12mm f2.0 manual lens costing less than a third of the open-box Sony's nearly seven bills, I simply couldn't justify spending that much on a lens that might not see that much use."

"Best DX kit lens...Its a great lens...I love how the manual focus ring is easy to use....I bought this lens because I used 35-135 which was not a digital lens and I could not be happier images are crisp and it is a good all around lens"

"I love how the manual focus ring is easy to use."

"I love this lens...My wife loves it...I recommend using back focusing (Google it if you don't know what it is), manual shutter and aperture with auto-ISO....If you compared this to the 5 or 600 nikon prime which is almost the cost of a car this lens isn't as sharp, but it's 1399 not 13000.00... Buy it you will be happy with it The only reason it got 4 starts is from the weight and the inability to use the 5.6 on a crop body and I have had 2 copies and it'sn't a defective lens...do your research on this lens"

"I recommend using back focusing (Google it if you don't know what it is), manual shutter and aperture with auto-ISO."