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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 138770" data-attributes="member: 10038">best part about this lens, is that it is lightweight, and can be put on a belt pouch, so,, I wil go out with a D7000, and this on a pouch, use a 18x55 lens, and this lens, and you have a really compact kit. no, these lens are not tough, but I have gotten decent results out of the lens combo,, enough, that I don't feel the need to carry pro glass for every occasion. 300 dollars is a great deal,  I got mine for the same on sale.  It comes down to value/cost ratios on lens. I like using this lens, when I don't want to risk loosing a lens (like a trip to a Carribean island,, that the reviews says is too dangerous for gear).</blockquote>