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Hands on: Racked out to 300mm, the lens is slightly shorter (137 mm) than other optics of this vintage and zoom range, and surprisingly, the mechanics of image stabilization add little to the lens' overall weight: At 670 grams, it's only a few ounces heavier than its non-stabilizing competition, and much lighter weight than the APO lenses in this zoom/speed range. Focus and zoom rings are rubberized, ribbed, and amply sized. The zoom mechanism likes to creep to the contracted, 75mm position; the focus ring is somewhat underdamped; compared to the AF switch, the image stabilization on/off switch forms a sizable lump on the lens...