I've owned a lot of cameras & lenses in my time but none has come close to the Nikkor 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 VRII DX lens that I now keep on my D7000. It's sharp at both extremes and fast focusing. The VR allows me to hand hold shots at the 200mm focal length at 1/25" F5.6 at 1000 ISO.