Tried it in a shop this afternoon (already 06:40 pm over here) and one can think, this lens is from some other company (or at least the double price) than that *** 50mm-lens. A lot less noise, faster AF and a better picture quality. Couldn't imagine, that for that little more money, one could get a so much better lens. Nice addon: it has the same 58mm opening as my tele-zoom and the kit-lens, so i can use all my filters here too. :] Thank you Michelle! Hope to be of service sometimes too! :)