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hen it comes to choosing photographic equipment,
perhaps the most important decision a photographer
faces is which lens system to use. For the majority of
professional photographers, that choice is simple:

Nikkor. Why?Because NIKKOR lenses offer unrivalled clarity,
sharpness, focusing accuracy, range and reliability.

The reasons for this are many, not the least of which is

Nikon‘s total commitment to controlling every aspect of lens
manufacturing. By selecting only the finest raw materials and
employing the most advanced processing and design tech­niques, Nikon produces the precision-crafted lens elements that
help you take the world’s greatest pictures.

This no-compromise attitude toward ultrahigh-tech manufac-

turing extends to performance. For each NIKKOR lens is

NIKKOR Lenses — Seamless Performance, Absolute Precision, and Total Reliability

designed to function seamlessly with Nikon SLRs in a synergy
of purpose that is simply unparallelled. This is exemplified most
clearly in the legendary Nikon F mount. For even the most
advanced NIKKOR lenses incorporate this standard that has
won over decades of devotees for its consistency and reliabil­ity. This design also ensures that when we release revolution­ary cameras like the Nikon F6, D3 and D300 with features

such as 3D Colour Matrix Metering and i-TTL Balanced Fill­Flash, you can be sure to find an array of NIKKOR lenses that
can handle these advances too.

Once you see for yourself how smoothly the Nikon-NIKKOR
combination works, chances are you’ll do what most of the
world’s professional photographers do —

when you

reach for a lens, it’ll be a NIKKOR.

W

For absolute clarity

and sharpness of

detail for close-up

photography.

Equipped with a

tilt/shift mechanism

for manipulating image
perspective, distortion
and focus.

Pp.26-27

Pp.28-29

Manual-

focus Lenses

Micro-

NIKKOR Lenses

PC-E

NIKKOR Lenses

Provide both versa­tility and portabili­ty for every type of

photographer from
beginners to pros for

every moment.

Wideangle AF NIKKOR
lenses, including AF

Fisheye NIKKOR, provide
superior depth of field and
fast apertures for photojour­nalism and travel. There
are also Normal AF
NIKKOR lenses for a nat­ural perspective for diverse
applications, from land­scapes to candid shots.

Telephoto AF NIKKOR lenses,
including AF DC-NIKKOR lenses,
AF-S NIKKOR lenses, and AF-S
Teleconverters, create

dramatic sports, wildlife, portrait photo­graphs and everything in between. AF
DC-NIKKOR lenses offer creative focus­ing control for exceptional portraits.

Zoom-

NIKKOR Lenses

DX

NIKKOR Lenses

Telephoto

NIKKOR Lenses

Fisheye

&

Wide

angle

&

Normal

NIKKOR Lenses

Pp.18 -21

Pp.22-25

Pp.12-17

Pp.8-11

DX NIKKOR lenses,

designed exclusively

for use with Nikon

DX-format digital

SLRs, offer digital

photographers

unprecedented

creative potential.

A versatile and
unique selection of
manual focus lenses.

Pp.32-33

Accessories

Suggested equipment com­binations, and accessories
for NIKKOR lenses.

P. 35

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improved overall lens design
and ensuring the superior
performance of the finished
product.

Electronics — microcomputer
innovation for precise
performance

The recent advances in the
computer industry play an
integral role in the makeup
as well as design of NIKKOR
lenses. For in addition to
superior optics, each AF
NIKKOR features a built-in
microcomputer. This micro­computer works with the
Nikon AF camera computer
system to provide information
that ensures fast autofocus,
Matrix exposure metering,

Balanced Fill-Flash, and other
Nikon innovations in SLR per­formance.

Only NIKKOR lenses are
designed for today's and
tomorrow’s Nikon SLR cam­eras, based on information
and insight available exclu­sively within Nikon — includ­ing autofocusing parameters.
No other lens maker can pro­vide this type of assurance.

The Nikon F lens mount —
a tradition of continuity
and forward compatibility

The debut of the original
Nikon F also marked the
introduction of what is per­haps its most significant
technological innovation —
the Nikon F lens mount.
This legendary design

ensures that your Nikon
camera is compatible with
most NIKKOR lenses and
that your Nikon equipment
can accommodate future
system advances.

Moreover, the F mount
achieves something no other
design can — it is compati­ble with both types of lens
drive systems — the conven­tional mechanical AF cou­pling design for wideangle
and standard zooms, and
Nikon’s exclusive SWM
(Silent Wave Motor) system
featured in the most
advanced supertelephoto
NIKKOR lenses. This is just
one example why the Nikon F

mount continues to be an
integral part of Nikon camera
equipment design.

Reliability — lenses made
to withstand the toughest
conditions

Each NIKKOR lens is manu­factured to meet the most
stringent requirements in the
industry. The optical glass is
scrutinised to assure it is free
of imperfections, whereupon
it is then remelted, cast,
ground, polished and hard­coated to emerge as one of
the world’s finest lens ele­ments. After being precisely
mounted in lens barrels, the
lens elements and their
assemblies undergo a bat­tery of tests and inspections,
including vibration and tem-

perature-resistance analysis.
One of these tests concerns
the lens’ Optical Transfer
Function (OTF), which evalu­ates the resolving power and
contrast of the lens. To per­form this test, Nikon devel­oped the exclusive Nikon
OTF Analyser (NOA).

In addition to these
uncompromising tests, Nikon
technicians further guarantee
the performance of the final
product by going over every
detail of every finished lens.
They check and assure the
mechanical construction,
electronics, AF movement,
zoom and aperture mecha­nisms, and lens resolution.

All of which ensures that the
lens does what it’s supposed
to — provide the outstanding
optical performance and reli­ability that make NIKKOR
lenses the pro’s choice the
world over.

ikon began producing lenses under the NIKKOR name in 1933, and since then more
than 40 million lenses have been sold worldwide. Throughout the years, our unwaver­ing commitment to quality and innovation has yielded many breakthroughs in the photo­graphic industry. For example, Nikon introduced the Nikkor Auto 24mm f/2.8 incorpo-

rating Nikon-pioneered Close-Range Correction (CRC) system in 1967, and started
production of aspherical lenses in 1968. In addition, Nikon developed ED (Extra-low
Dispersion) glass which made its first appearance in the 300mm f/2.8 ED Nikkor tele­photo in 1972, and is now incorporated in many other NIKKOR lenses. And in 2003,
Nikon produced the AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, as the first lens
optimised for Nikon DX-format digital SLRs in the new DX NIKKOR series.

These are just a few of the many achievements in lens design that exemplify Nikon’s posi­tion as the world’s preeminent manufacturer of professional photographic equipment. The
following offers in-depth technical information that will help you understand more fully that

NIKKOR lenses provide superior performance and are thus the best match for your Nikon SLR.

Where it all begins —
Nikon glassworks

To make the finest lens ele­ments, you must begin with
the finest optical glass. To
ensure this, Nikon does what
few makers can — it manu­factures the glass for nearly
all NIKKOR lenses in its own
glassworks. This means our
lens designers have over
200 types of glass to choose
from, giving them an excep­tional variety from which to
select just the right optical
glass for their requirements.

Moreover, when these
requirements demand lens
properties not yet available,
the glass technicians work to
find a solution — which often
results in engineering new

types of glass. This is pre­cisely how Nikon developed
Extra-low Dispersion (ED)
glass in 1972 — to meet
design demands for super­telephoto NIKKOR lenses.

Lens construction

The peerless craftsmanship
of NIKKOR lens elements
is matched by the structures
that house them. Only
the best materials are
used for the mechanical
construction of each lens.
Fine metal alloys and
polycarbonates make up
the helicoids in some
lenses. Inner and outer
sleeves are tooled with
maximum precision, result­ing in the smooth lens
movement that characterises

the NIKKOR lens. The lens
mount, too, features similar
materials.

Computers and lens design

Nikon designers employ the
latest computers and Nikon­developed software to deter­mine the optical design of
each lens. Using this data
together with their accumu­lated experience, they create
the finest SLR lenses avail­able.

Computer-aided design
simulation is also used to
ensure the utmost precision
in the optical and mechanical
parts of each lens as well as
the quality of the lens assem­bly process. In this way, com­puters can identify problem­atic areas thus leading to

N

A history of exceptional performance —

NIKKOR lenses

Optical design using computer

Coating lenses

Adjusting optical axis

Inspecting resolution

Inspecting glass blocks

Optical glass
raw materials

Nikon

Technology

Nikon

Technology

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ED glass

—

an essential element

of NIKKOR telephoto lenses

Nikon developed ED
(Extra-low Dispersion)
glass to enable the
production of lenses
that offer superior

sharpness and colour
correction by minimising chro­matic aberration.

Put simply, chromatic aber­ration is a type of image
and colour dispersion that
occurs when light rays of vary­ing wavelengths pass through
optical glass. In the past, cor­recting this problem for tele­photo lenses required special

optical elements that offer
anomalous dispersion charac­teristics — specifically calcium
fluoride crystals. However, fluo­rite easily cracks and is sensi­tive to temperature changes
that can adversely affect focus­ing by altering the lens’ refrac­tive index.

So Nikon designers and
engineers put their heads
together and came up with ED
glass, which offers all the bene­fits, yet none of the drawbacks
of calcium fluorite-based glass.
With this innovation, Nikon
developed several types of ED
glass suitable for various lenses.

They deliver stunning sharp-

ness and contrast even at
their largest apertures. In this
way, NIKKOR’s ED-series
lenses exemplify Nikon’s pre­eminence in lens innovation
and performance.

Nikon Super
Integrated Coating

ensures exceptional
performance

To enhance the performance
of its optical lens elements,
Nikon employs an exclusive
multilayer lens coating that
helps reduce ghost and flare
to a negligible level.

Nikon Super Integrated
Coating achieves a number
of objectives, including min-

imised reflection in the wider
wavelength range and superior
colour balance and reproduc­tion, even with Zoom-NIKKOR
lenses featuring a large num­ber of elements. It is also effec­tive in minimising ghost and
flare caused by internal reflec­tions from the image sensors of
Nikon digital SLRs.

Also, Nikon's multilayer
coating process is tailored to
the design of each particular
lens. The number of coatings
applied to each lens element
is carefully calculated to
match the lens type and
glass used, and also to
assure the uniform colour bal­ance that characterises
NIKKOR lenses. This results
in lenses that meet much
higher standards than the
rest of the industry.

Nano Crystal
Coat

Nano Crystal Coat is
an anti-reflective coat­ing that originated in the devel­opment of NSR-series (Nikon
Step and Repeat) semicon­ductor manufacturing devices.
It virtually eliminates internal
lens element reflections across
a wide range of wavelengths,
and is particularly effective in
reducing ghost and flare pecu­liar to ultra-wideangle lenses.
Nano Crystal Coat employs
multiple layers of Nikon’s out­standing extra-low refractive
index coating, which features
ultra-fine crystallized particles

of nano size (one nanometer
equals one millionth of a mm).
Nikon now proudly marks a
world first by applying this
coating technology to a wide
range of lenses for use in con­sumer optical products.

Aspherical lens
elements

Nikon introduced the first
photographic lens with
aspherical lens elements in

1968. What sets them apart?
Aspherical lenses virtually
eliminate the problem of
coma and other types of lens
aberration — even when
used at the widest aperture.
They are particularly useful in
correcting the distortion in
wideangle lenses. In addition,
use of aspherical lenses con­tributes to a lighter and small­er lens design.

Nikon employs three
types of aspherical lens
elements.Precision-
ground aspherical lens

elements are the finest expres­sion of lens-crafting art,
demanding extremely rigorous
production standards. Hybrid
lenses are made of a special
plastic moulded onto optical
glass. Moulded glass aspher­ical lenses are manufactured
by moulding a unique type of
optical glass using a special
metal die technique.

Close-Range
Correction system

The Close-Range Correction
(CRC) system is one of

Nikon’s most important focus­ing innovations, for it provides
superior picture quality at
close focusing distances and
increases the focusing range.

With CRC, the lens ele­ments are configured in a
“floating element” design
wherein each lens group
moves independently to
achieve focusing. This
ensures superior lens per­formance even when shoot­ing at close distances.

The CRC system is used
in fisheye, wideangle, Micro,
and selected medium tele­photo NIKKOR lenses.

Internal Focusing
(IF)

Imagine being able to focus a
lens without it changing in
size. Nikon’s IF technology
enables just that. All internal

optical movement is limited to
the interior of the nonextend­ing lens barrel. This allows for
a more compact, lightweight
construction as well as a
closer focusing distance. In
addition, a smaller and lighter
focusing lens group is
employed to ensure faster
focusing. The IF system is
featured in most NIKKOR
telephoto and selected
NIKKOR zoom lenses.

Rear Focusing
(RF)

With Nikon’s Rear Focusing
(RF) system, all the lens ele­ments are divided into specif­ic lens groups, with only the

rear lens group moving for
focusing. This makes autofo­cusing operation smoother
and faster.

AF DC-NIKKOR lenses

—

unique NIKKOR lens-

es for unique portraits

AF DC-NIKKOR lenses feature
exclusive Nikon Defocus­image Control technology. This
allows photographers to control
the degree of spherical aberra­tion in the foreground or back­ground by rotating the lens’ DC
ring. This will create a rounded
out-of-focus blur that is ideal for
portrait photography. No other
lenses in the world offer this
special technique.

Distance information

D-type and G-type Nikkor
lenses relay subject-to-cam­era distance information to

AF Nikon camera bodies.
This then makes possible
advances like 3D Matrix
Metering and 3D Multi-Sensor
Balanced Fill-Flash.

Note: D-type and G-type NIKKOR lens­es provide distance information to the
following cameras: Auto exposure; F6,
F5, F100, F90X, F80, F75, F70, F65, F60,
F55, F50, PRONEA S, PRONEA 600i,
D3, D2 series, D1 series, D300, D200,
D100, D80, D70S/D70, D60, D50 and
D40X/D40. Flash control; F6, F5, F100,
F90X, F80, F75, F70, D3, D2 series, D1
series, D300, D200, D100, D80,
D70S/D70, D60, D50 and D40X/D40.

Silent Wave Motor

Nikon’s AF-S technology is
yet another reason profes­sional photographers like

NIKKOR telephoto lenses.
AF-S NIKKOR lenses feature
Nikon’s SWM which converts
“travelling waves” into rotation­al energy to focus the optics.
This enables smooth autofo­cusing that’s extremely accu­rate and super quiet.

M/A mode

AF-S NIKKOR lenses feature
Nikon’s exclusive M/A mode,
that allows switching from aut­ofocus to manual operation
with virtually no time lag —
even during AF servo opera­tion and regardless of AF
mode in use.

Vibration Reduction
(VR)

This innovative VR system
minimises image blur caused
by camera shake, and offers
the equivalent of shooting at
a shutter speed four or three

stops faster.*
It allows
handheld
shooting at
dusk, at
night, and
even in poor­ly lit interiors. The lens’ VR
system also detects automat­ically when the photographer
pans — no special mode is
required.

* As determined by Nikon perform­ance tests.

DX NIKKOR

Compact and lightweight DX
Nikkor lenses featuring a
smaller image circle are spe-

cially designed and optimised
for Nikon D2-series, D1­series, D300, D200, D80,
D100, D70S/D70, D60, D50
and D40X/D40 digital SLR
cameras. These are ideal
options for landscape pho­tographers and others who
need to shoot expansive
scenes with Nikon DX-format
digital SLRs.

Note: We do not
recommend use
of DX Nikkor with
35mm (135) or
IX240 format
cameras.

Aspherical lens

: Optical path of normal lens
: Optical path of aspherical lens

VR lens unit

Designed to be the best lenses in the world

Aspherical lens elements Cam for zoom mechanism

CRC

(AF 24mm f/2.8D)

IF

(AF-S 300mm f/2.8D IF-ED II)

RF (AF DC 135mm f/2D)

Focusing lens groups

ED glass

SWM

Secondary spectrum

Normal glass ED glass

Lens construction: 17
elements in 11 groups

Closest focusing:

0.38m/1.3 ft.

Picture angle with
Nikon DX format:

35mm (135) format equivalent to 24-

127.5mm

Filter attachment size: 67mm Hood: HB-39
Dimensions: Approx. 72 x 85mm Weight:

Approx. 485g

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he newest addition to
Nikon’s world-class NIKKOR

lens lineup, the DX NIKKOR
series was developed in
response to the demands of
professional and advanced
amateur digital SLR users for
higher optical performance.
The popularity of Nikon’s digital
SLRs has risen significantly,
and Nikon has answered with
the kind of innovation you’d
expect from a world leader in
optical technology.

N

ikon created the DX
NIKKOR series to provide
Nikon DX-format digital SLR
owners with greater wideangle
covering power. Mounting a
35mm format 14mm widean­gle lens, for example, onto a
digital camera would result in a
picture angle equivalent to that
of a 21mm lens — negating the
benefit of wideangle coverage.
DX NIKKOR, the first inter­changeable lenses designed

specifically for use with
Nikon DX-format digital
SLRs, give owners wideangle

shooting capability in a com­pact, lightweight package.

N

ikon offers eleven DX
NIKKOR lenses—various

Zoom-NIKKOR lenses and
the 10.5mm Fisheye—to

cover a range of shooting situ­ations. In addition to lenses with
popular zoom ranges, the line­up includes newer zoom lens­es with telephoto ranges that
extend up to 200mm (equiva­lent to 300mm in 35mm for­mat). The 18-200mm lens
offers an astonishing 11.1x

zoom power.

T

DX NIKKOR lenses —
distinguishing features

Frame-filling fisheye lens for exclusive
use with Nikon digital SLR

• Full-frame fisheye images with a picture
angle of 180˚ (diagonal)

• ED glass elements

• Focuses down to 0.14m/0.46 ft.

Lens construction: 10 elements in 7 groups
Closest focusing: 0.14m/0.46 ft.
Picture angle with Nikon DX format: 35mm
(135) format equivalent to 16mm Filter attach­ment size: Rear-attachment type 27mm
Hood: Built-in Dimensions: 63 x 62.5mm
Weight: 305g

AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED*

e d s C

Ultra-wideangle zoom lens for exclusive
use with Nikon digital SLR

• Aspherical lenses and ED glass elements

• Built-in SWM for accurate, ultra-quiet
operation

• M/A mode for quick switching between
autofocus and manual operation

• Lightweight and compact design

Wideangle zoom lens for exclusive use
with Nikon digital SLR

• Aspherical lenses and ED glass elements

• Built-in SWM for accurate, ultra-quiet
operation

• M/A mode for quick switching between
autofocus and manual operation

• Lightweight and compact design

:

ED glass elements

:

Aspherical lens elements

Lens construction: 11 elements in 7 groups
Closest focusing: 0.3m/1 ft. Picture angle
with Nikon DX format: 35mm (135) format
equivalent to 18-36mm Filter attachment
size: 77mm Hood: HB-23 (provided)
Dimensions: 82.5mm x 90mm Weight: 465g

Lens construction: 14 elements in 10 groups
Closest focusing: 0.36m/1.2 ft. Picture
angle with Nikon DX format: 35mm (135)

format equivalent to 25.5-82.5mm
Filter attachment size: 77mm Hood: HB-31
(provided) Dimensions: 85.5 x 110.5mm
Weight: 755g

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED* (2.0x) e

a i d S M s C

DXNIKKOR Lenses

9

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED* (3.2x) e

a i d S M s C

Note: We do not recommend use of DX

NIKKOR lenses with 35mm (135)
or IX240 format cameras.

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED © Tim Andrew AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED © Toshiaki Kaneto

Wideangle zoom lens with VR II for
exclusive use with Nikon digital SLRs

• VR II operation offers the equivalent of
using a shutter speed 4 stops faster**

• Built-in SWM for accurate, ultra-quiet
operation

• Two ED glass elements and three aspher­ical lenses

• Seven-blade rounded diaphragm

**As determined by Nikon performance tests.

AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR* (5.3x) e

a i d S M s B C

*

The G-type NIKKOR has no aperture ring; aperture should be selected from camera body.

Note: VR operation works with the Nikon D3, D2 series, D1 series, D300, D200, D100, D80, D70S/D70, D60, D50 and D40X/D40.

Lens construction: 15
elements in 13 groups

Closest focusing:

0.38m/1.2 ft. Picture
angle with Nikon DX
format: 35mm (135) for-

mat equivalent to 27-105mm
Filter attachment size: 67mm Hood: HB-32
(provided) Dimensions: 73 x 75.5mm
Weight: 390g

Affordable zoom lens with VR for
exclusive use with Nikon digital SLRs

• VR offers the equivalent of a shutter
speed 3 stops faster**

• Newly developed, compact SWM

• An ED glass element helps minimise
chromatic aberration

• Seven-blade rounded diaphrag

** As determined by Nikon per for mance tests.

*

10

A high-power zoom lens with SWM for
exclusive use with Nikon digital SLRs

• Built-in SWM for accurate, ultra-quiet
operation

• Aspherical lenses and ED glass element

• Seven-blade rounded diaphragm

• High-power 7.5x zoom lens

High-power wideangle zoom lens for
exclusive use with Nikon digital SLR

• Aspherical lens and ED glass elements

• Built-in SWM for accurate, ultra-quiet
operation

• M/A mode for quick switching between
autofocus and manual operation

• Lightweight and compact design

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED* (3.8x) e

a i d S M s C

Lens construction: 15
elements in 11 groups

Closest focusing:

1.1m/3.6 ft.

Picture angle with
Nikon DX format: equivalent to 82.5 –
300mm in 35mm (135) format Filter attach­ment size: 52mm Hood: HB-37
Dimensions: 73 x 99.5mm Weight: 335g

Affordable high-power zoom lens for
exclusive use with Nikon digital SLRs

• Ultracompact and light (255g)

• Two ED glass elements

• Newly developed, compact SWM

• Nine-blade rounded diaphragm

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED* (3.6x)

e d S s C

Lens construction: 13

elements in 9 groups

Closest focusing:

0.95m/3.1 ft.

Picture angle with

Nikon DX format: equiv-

alent to 82.5-300mm in 35mm (135) format
Filter attachment size: 52mm Hood: HB-34
(provided) Dimensions: 68 x 79mm

Weight: 255g

Lens construction: 15

elements in 13 groups

Closest focusing:

0.45m/1.5 ft. Picture
angle with Nikon DX
format: 35mm (135)

format equivalent to 27-202.5mm

Filter attachment size: 67mm Hood: HB-32
Dimensions: 73.5 x 86.5mm Weight: 385g

Lens construction: 16

elements in 12
groups Closest focus-

ing: 0.5m/1.6 ft.
Picture angle with
Nikon DX format:

equivalent to 27-

300mm in 35mm (135) format Filter attach-

ment size: 72mm Hood: HB-35 (provided)
Dimensions: 77 x 96.5mm Weight: 560g

High-power zoom lens with VR ll for
exclusive use with Nikon digital SLRs

• VR ll offers the equivalent of a shutter
speed 4 stops faster**

• Two ED glass elements

• Built-in SWM for accurate, ultra-quiet
operation

• M/A mode for quick switching between
autofocus and manual operation

• Seven-blade rounded diaphragm

** As determined by Nikon per for mance tests.

AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED* (11.1x)

e a i d S M s B C

The G-type NIKKOR has no aperture ring; aperture should be selected from camera body.

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED* (7.5x) e

a i d S s C

AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED* (3.6x)

e i d S s B C

Affordable wideangle zoom lens for exclu­sive use with Nikon digital SLRs

• Ultracompact and light (205g)

• Aspherical lens and ED glass elements

• Newly developed, compact SWM

• Focuses as close as 0.28m/0.9 ft.

Lens construction: 7 elements in 5 groups
Closest focusing: 0.28m/0.9 ft.
Picture angle with Nikon DX format: equiva-

lent to 27-82.5mm in 35mm (135) format

Filter attachment size: 52mm Hood: HB-45
Dimensions: 70.5 x 74mm Weight: 205g

Compact zoom lens for exclusive use with
Nikon digital SLRs

• VR operation offers the equivalent of using
a shutter speed 3 stops faster**

• Built-in SWM for accurate, ultra-quiet oper­ation

• Focuses as close as 0.28m/0.9 ft.

• Nine-blade rounded diaphragm

** As determined by Nikon per for mance tests.

Lens construction: 11
elements in 8 groups

Closest focusing:

0.28m/0.9 ft.

Picture angle with Nikon

DX format: 35mm (135)
format equivalent to 27-82.5mm Filter
attachment size: 52mm Hood: HB-45
Dimensions: Approx. 73 x 79.5mm
Weight: Approx. 265g

AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR* (3.0x)

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AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II* (3.0x) e

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ED glass elements

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Aspherical lens elements

AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED ©Tim Andrew

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The G-type NIKKOR has no aperture ring; aperture should be selected from camera body.

Note: VR operation works with the Nikon D3, D2 series, D1 series, D300, D200, D100, D80, D70S/D70, D60, D50 and D40X/D40.