I bought this as my main "walkaround" lens. I am lazy, and would prefer to carry only one lens when bushwalking! The first shots with it were on an overcast afternoon, so the ISO is quite high in some images (up to 800). The AF seems much faster on this compared to the Sigma 18-50. A mix of RAW and a few JPG *** with sharpening set to +1.
I take a lot of pictures with this lens. I got it as a kit with my recently purchased D70s. Good all around lens I think... untill I could effrod something better. ;)