manual zoom lens

"Love it...Love it....I still can't successfully use the manual focus ring, but at this point it doesn't really matter....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."

"I still can't successfully use the manual focus ring, but at this point it doesn't really matter."

"A gem...Not bad...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."

"Love it!...Great Lens...It zooms beautifully in automatic and in manual is very easy to focus!...Like others sat it's not as smooth focusing and it does take a little more time to focus but the end result is a fantastic photo!!"

"It zooms beautifully in automatic and in manual is very easy to focus!"

"love it...NOT BAD...Like the option of auto focus or manual focus with this lens....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."

"Like the option of auto focus or manual focus with this lens."

"Love it...4 stars...Great quality and smooth manual and power zoom....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."

"Great quality and smooth manual and power zoom."

"Love it...Best one...I could not get it to auto focus on the moon, I had to switch it manual mode on the lens and camera....It's not a perfect lens and definitely has a bit of a learning curve, but it is great once you get used to it and a must in any hobby or professional photographer's collection."

"I could not get it to auto focus on the moon, I had to switch it manual mode on the lens and camera."

"Good lens...Nice Lens...This lens also has full time manual, faster and more reliable auto-focusing, and a focusing scale and comes with a lens hood....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."

"This lens also has full time manual, faster and more reliable auto-focusing, and a focusing scale and comes with a lens hood."

"nice !...Not bad...If you are using manual focus this isn't a problem, but in auto focus the lens sometimes will focus on the object next to or just behind where I am trying to get the picture and it isn't noticeable until you upload the pictures on the computer....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 ."

"If you are using manual focus this isn't a problem, but in auto focus the lens sometimes will focus on the object next to or just behind where I am trying to get the picture and it isn't noticeable until you upload the pictures on the computer."

"LOve it...Nice kit...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."

"Love it....Best one...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."

"Love it...Must buy...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."

"Love It!!...Good 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."

"Great lens...excellent lens...The externals feel like the quality you would dream of feeling in premium glass and the switch between manual and autofocus is seamless and ergonomic....Not a lens for a lot of bokeh but enough to create nice separation between your subject and background."

"The externals feel like the quality you would dream of feeling in premium glass and the switch between manual and autofocus is seamless and ergonomic."

"SO SHARP...Nice lens...It feels like having a gopro but you can control the manual settings better....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."

"It feels like having a gopro but you can control the manual settings better."

"Not Bad...Love it...I love how the manual focus ring is easy to use....Its zoom range is great as an all day walk around lens (this lens stays on my camera 95% of the time, rarely when I need a longer focal length will I put on my 55-300 lens)."

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