Product Description: Designed fror use on your Nikon Digital SLR camera body, this lens provides a 3x zoom from 18mm wide-angle to 55mm normal perspective. For landscape and general photography, this is one of the most ideal lenses to own. The lens has Nikon's Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to help consumers snap sharper photos than ever before, even while shooting handheld. This compact and lightweight, and affordable lens is an optimum lens to use with Nikon DX- format digital SLR cameras. It offers the ideal focal length as a "first lens" to capture life's day-to-day moments from wide perspective landscapes to pictures at home and around. It is is engineered to exacting standards to meet the demanding needs of digital photography. This digitally optimized lens features hybrid aspherical elements to minimize chromatic aberration with Nikon's Super Integrated Coating. Rounded seven-blade diaphragm opening makes out-of-focus elements appear more natural Close focusing distance to 0.9 feet (0.28 meters) throughout the entire zoom range Focal length - 18-55mm Maximum aperture - f/3.5-5.6 / Minimum aperture - f/22-36 Lens construction - 11 elements in 8 groups (with one aspherical lens element) Closest focus distance - 0.9 ft.(0.28m) (throughout the entire zoom range) Maximum reproduction ratio - 0.31x Number of diaphragm blades - 7 (rounded) Filter attachment size - 52 mm (filters are optional) Focusing - Autofocus with built-in Silent Wave Motor and manual focus Separate zoom and focusing rings ensure responsive operation Diameter x length - Approx. 2.9 x 3.1 in (73 x 79.5mm) / Weight - Approx. 9.3 oz (265g) Supplied accessories - LC-52 52mm snap-on front lens cap, rear lens protector
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great lens!
Bought this for my D40 and it's a dream to use. Small, light weight, silent, fast focus, takes excellent pics throughout it's range and it has Vibration Reduction on top of that. Makes the whole D40 package ... Read More
Rating: - Great lens
This is a great lens, i owned one for a short period of time and only shot about 2000 frames with it. For photo enthusiasts this is a great lens and will work well for most of what you will do, If you have a ... Read More
Rating: - physical aspect of the lens
i use it with nikon d40x. I like its compact size. my only disappointment is the contact between the lens and the camera body. It is not a seamless fit, one can see the metal part of the cameral. it gives one ... Read More
Rating: - Don't Waste Your Time - GET THIS LENS!
I bought this to replace my standard Nikon 18-55mm "non-VR" and will never look back. Getting great pictures is already challenging enough without trying to hold the camera like a statue. If you often enjoy shooting ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent light weight walk about lens
I bought this 18-55 mm VR lens as a backup lens when my Nikon 18-200 VR mm lens was in the shop being repaired under warentee after about 14 month use. I have not been disappointed with this lens and from what I can ... Read More
- Great lens!