This is an all round 11.1x zoom lens ideal for dedicated amateurs and (semi-) professionals to use for countless situations and occasions such as landscape architecture portrait wedding wildlife holidays expeditions and general travel photography. It is therefore also ideal for news- and press photographers. With a zoom range of 27-300mm (35mm equiv.) the user does not need to carry multiple lenses and therefore can it be seen as the perfect total package. On top of this the lens is equipped with ???VR II??? the second generation of Nikon???s VR technology that enables the lens to shoot 4 stops slower (instead of 3 stops with the former VR system) ideal for shooting in low light conditions and/or without a tripod. At the time of launch it is the industry???s first VR II lens with 4 stops slower shutter speed.