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like I said, stellar reviews. But if you read closely (and between the lines), it has some issues:
"Why the low build rating? Plastic and wobbly extension, plus clunky rings, mainly. I'm tempted to give the performance five stars, but it just misses mostly due to the linear distortion."
"Build quality. Build quality doesn't exceed the price point. I always worry about that slightly wobbly extension at 200mm--I'm not sure the lens would survive even a mild drop fully extended. And the zoom ring is rough on my sample (but apparently loose on some others). "
For the money it is a great lense, and it is versatile. But in my hands, it bugged me. In addition, I don't really care for zoom in a still photo application. At the track I've had good results with my FZ30 (big zoom capability) and you can work around the shutter lag. But I totally agree about the pluses of DSLR. That's why I shoot with one. But it is just another tool that I use to get the shot. And for some applications, it isn't the right choice. My digital elph goes almost everywhere with me...places and times that I can't/won't lug a DSLR around.
Horses for courses...
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