Wow lol i ordered 2 lenses for the D80 that i bought off of you, and this was one of them. This one and a 50mm 1.8 AF. I must agree that this 28-80 3.3-5.6G is a pretty awesome lens. it has great sharpness to it and i would definitely take it over the 18-55. The only thing the 18-55 has over this is the 18mm wide angle being an af-s. Other than that i am loving this lens! Congrats on your purchase, i bought mine from KEH as well and it just arrived yesterday.