Excellent lens for the money. I have taken about 1000 pictures with this lens so far. I am very glad I bought it. It is so versatile and really zooms in on my kids sports games.

Its a bit heavy, but I would rather it be heavy and have that solid feel, instead of a lightweight cheap feel.

Very nice focal length, has already made my youth soccer shots jump off the screen. Well build, very solid feel and movement.

Heavy lens, you will need a monopod or tripod for long shots or long events. The lens does not have IS or VR but with a tripod or monopod it really is moot.

A super telephoto for $1K

Must use it on a tri or monopod unless you have arms like Popeye.

It is an excellent lens. Sharp picture. Very quite. Very fast focusing.

Very heavy (about 4 lb). Zoom barrel is too tight: in an airshow, I had hard time to adjust the zoom quickly sometimes. Camera mount is not quite tight: when the lens is in the camera mount, I could still turn a little bit around. No VR.