This is a heavy and cumbersome lens but if you have a reason to own it you will not regret the purchase. Nikon's professional grade super-telephoto. Perfect for general wildlife, especially birds. Heavy at about 4kgs. A very sharp lens shooting off a tripod, however also possible to use hand held at higher shutter speeds. At the wider apertures the lens produces a very smooth bokeh. Outstanding image integrity. Use with all Nikon F mount film and digital and easily adapted to Sony E-mount - manual focus only.. Supplied with both lens caps, tripod mount, hood and trunk.