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Title: Great value for money
Review: Reading some of the reviews here, it is clear I must be getting old. When I started taking pictures the one thing one looked for in a lens like this would have been that it was one touch, in that the zoom and focus were on the same ring. These days people are spoilt with auto focus and auto program modes in the camera let alone IS. So let me get to the point. For the money this is a beautiful lens. As long as you keep the shutter speed above 1/focal length you will be able to hand hold it. Remember that on a digital body there is a 1.6 adjustment factor. So at maximum zoom you need to keep the speed at 1/500 or better. Yes this needs good light and a higher ISO, but in most cases it should not be a problem. If you are 35mm user you have another stop or so to play with. I recently took pictures of a regatta from the committee boat at maximum zoom, hand held on a Rebel XT body with no problem. With an effective focal length of 480mm this is quite impressive.
