After trying a canon DSLR with the Canon stabalised kit lense and a Sigma generic 20 - 70 mm lense, i decided to give Nikon a try, and one of the reasons was this kit lense. After trying it out in a shop and reading about it on the internet I was intrigued to put it to the test, after being disappointed with the Sigma and Canon offerings. I was in for a treat, and after just a couple of days shooting around London, I am still regularly amazed with the quality of the results and the solid feel of the lense. In fact, I can't get enough of it, and think its great that a lense this good is now supplied by Nikon as their standard kit offering, which in my opinion, beats the pants of the similar spec Canon kit lense, and the generic offering from Sigma.