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| | | | | Product Description | | Nikon Zoom-Nikkor zoom lens - 18 mm - 105 mm | | | | Lens System | | Zoom lens | | | | Intended For | | 35mm SLR, digital SLR | | | | Mounting Type | | Nikon F | | | | Lens Aperture | | F/3.5-5.6 | | | | Focal Length | | 18 mm - 105 mm |
 
Ultra-compact and lightweight zoom lens with high quality optics designed for use with the Nikon DX Format Digital SLRs. Its 3X zoom provides superb versatility in a wide variety of shooting situationsFeaturesPopular zoom range coverage from 18 to 55mm (35mm equivalent: 27-82.5mm), perfect for everything from everyday images to breathtaking landscape shots. Exceptionally high optical performance designed specifically for use with Nikon digital SLR sensors. Nikon's exclusive SWM (Silent Wave Motor) for fast, precise, and super-quiet operation. ED glass and aspherical lens elements minimize chromatic aberration, astigmatism, and other forms of distortion, while ensuring high resolution and contrast. Focus Mode switch enables quick-switching between A (Autofocus) and M (Manual Focus). 7 Blade rounded diaphragm makes out-of-focus elements blend together smoothly for natural-looking backgrounds. Outstanding cost performance.
The Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm VR is a high-powered zoom lens with super-telephoto reach for use with Nikon's DX-format SLRs.The Nikon 55-300mm DX VR is designed to make it easy to shoot stunning close-ups and it offers a 5.5x zoom and versatile 55-300 mm focal range. Nikon's second-generation Vibration Reduction system delivers sharp results, even for hand-held telephoto shots. Great value for money, this lens is ideal for entry-level SLR users as well as for more experienced photographers who want a second lens to increase their zoom range.Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm VR features- Super-telephoto 5.5x zoom lens covering 55-300mm focal range (angle of view is equivalent to a focal length of 82.5 to 450mm in FX/35mm format) - Vibration Reduction (VR II) enables sharper pictures while shooting at shutter speeds up to four stops slower than would otherwise be possible - Two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements minimize chromatic aberration for superior picture quality - High Refractive Index (HRI) lens achieves high specifications and optical performance The Nikon 55-300mm DX VR includes:- 58mm Snap-on Front Lens Cap LC-58- Rear Lens Cap LF-4- Bayonet Hood HB-57- Flexible Lens Pouch CL-1020
The Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm VR is a high-powered zoom lens with super-telephoto reach for use with Nikon's DX-format SLRs.The Nikon 55-300mm DX VR is designed to make it easy to shoot stunning close-ups and it offers a 5.5x zoom and versatile 55-300 mm focal range. Nikon's second-generation Vibration Reduction system delivers sharp results, even for hand-held telephoto shots. Great value for money, this lens is ideal for entry-level SLR users as well as for more experienced photographers who want a second lens to increase their zoom range.Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm VR features- Super-telephoto 5.5x zoom lens covering 55-300mm focal range (angle of view is equivalent to a focal length of 82.5 to 450mm in FX/35mm format) - Vibration Reduction (VR II) enables sharper pictures while shooting at shutter speeds up to four stops slower than would otherwise be possible - Two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements minimize chromatic aberration for superior picture quality - High Refractive Index (HRI) lens achieves high specifications and optical performance The Nikon 55-300mm DX VR includes:- 58mm Snap-on Front Lens Cap LC-58- Rear Lens Cap LF-4- Bayonet Hood HB-57- Flexible Lens Pouch CL-1020
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"Simply a wonderful lens." 2010-04-16
By Anastasios Papatsoris (Greece)
An absolutely wonderful lens, which opened up a new photographic world to me. That, of the amazing wide angle photography world. If it were not for the affordable price, I would have missed that exciting photographic opportunity. It is razor sharp too and the colours are nicely warm and saturated.
"low price, good stuff" 2010-02-24
By Gabriele Goi (italy)
this is a very good wide angle lens if you are low on budget.
this is not a fish eye so straight lines remain straight.
"Best wide angle for DX" 2009-12-17
By Darius Zdanauskas (London)
There's not much to say really - if you want a wide angle (and you DO want it because of all those funky angles and distortions it creates) and have been considering Sigma 10-20,
Nikon 10-24 or 12-24, or Tamron 10-24 - consider no longer, for Tokina 11-16 beats them all in every single respect. So it has smaller zoom range. But WHO in their right mind uses a wide angle at a focal lenght other than it's WIDEST?? Simply use it at 11mm and zoom in only when you really need it (you won't, trust me). Difference between 10mm and 11mm is marginal and unnoticeable in practice. With Tokina you get CONSTANT aperture of F2.8, and it is SHARP. What happens when you stop down? You CUT yourself sharp. I've seen example photos taken with already legendary 14-24 on FX, and trust me - this Tokina is so close you can't even tell the difference unless you do some serious (and pointless) pixel-peeping.
Did I mention this is also much cheaper than any other wide lense for DX from Nikon?
If you don't buy it then... someone else will, and they'll be much more clever than you! Seriously though, this lense IS the best wide angle for DX cameras. End of.
"Great lens" 2009-09-16
By Furacao G
It's a great lens if one prefers to sacrifice an extended zoom range for both luminosity and a good price. It is very well build and produces very sharp and detailed images with good colour and balanced contrast transitions. I would recomend it to the ones I love :)
"Very good, but specialized lens." 2009-06-04
By Henrik Witt-hansen (Denmark)
This lens is very very good (Ken Rockwell already said that!).
It has the slightly cold color reproduction the Tokina 12-24 also had (and
wich i simply Love!!).. And its build (like all Tokinas) like a tank. I
have no worrys dragging this beast around with me, be it mounted on the body or floating around in my backpack.
It is wide!! really wide.. It never reaches the focal range where things begin
to look and behave normally.. So if you wants to go wide, with all what that implies.. This is the lens for you!.. Forget about using it as a normal wide zoom. Its not for 'walking around' shooting in citys, its pretty useless actually in most of those cases.
Buy it only if you specifically wants to create fantastic wide angle photos.. Forget all about it, if you only where to buy and bring one lens with you as you go..
Did I remember to tell you how much I love this lens.! :)
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| | | | | Product Description | | Nikon Zoom-Nikkor zoom lens - 18 mm - 105 mm | | | | Lens System | | Zoom lens | | | | Intended For | | Digital SLR | | | | Mounting Type | | Nikon F | | | | Lens Aperture | | F/3.5-5.6 | | | | Focal Length | | 18 mm - 105 mm | &nbs
Readmore Technical Details - You can capture virtually anything, from a close-up object to a distant horizon, with the feature-rich, great value-for-money Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX lens. The Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX has a broad picture range - roughly the angle of a 27-157.5 mm lens - so you can use just one lens to shoot everything. The Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX features an ED glass element and an aspheric lens to reproduce images with superior quality. Spherical aberrations,
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"Excellent" 2010-06-22
By P. Osborne (England)
Well made, quality construction, and "feel". Very smooth operation. Very flexible focal length range. Mine is married to my D90 - great all rounder lens with excellent image quality throughout the range. The only compromise that is inherent with any zoom of this size is the widest aperture - at which point I swap out to a 50mm f1.4 or f1.8.
"Oh, dear. I'm hooked..." 2009-11-05
By Ade Best
The R715 AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED is a DX format lens and is fully compatible with my Nikon D-60. In fact, it will work with a whole swathe of Nikon DSLR cameras, but in general, the older the model, the fewer features may be available.
It includes Vibration Reduction (VR), and - so far - fully auto or manual modes at the push or press of the necessary switches or buttons work at will, as expected.
It only arrived a couple of days ago (at near record-breaking speed as usual, in spite of industrial action within the postal service - well done Amazon), so I haven't had the chance to give it a proper roaming road test. However, initial efforts do not disappoint.
It's longer by 1.5cm than the 18-55mm lens that came with the kit version of the camera I bought. It needs 67mm rather than 52mm filters, hoods, and other attachments at the objective lens end. A bit heavier too, because of all the glass inside to cover the amazing focal length range, but still handy.
A big plus is that the overall barrel diameter is pretty much the same, so it will fit into any smaller `day bag' that already takes, say, the D-60 or similar sized camera fitted with a standard lens, plus a longer lens, spare battery, speedlite and a few other bits, and certainly doesn't cause a problem with the full size bag.
It comes ready-to-go with a `crown' lens hood, rear lens cap and pouch. The focus and zoom rings have a pleasingly precise, slightly viscous resistance, although, as I've found with other Nikkor lenses, the focus ring gearing is fast, and only the slightest tweak is needed to fine-tune once you're near the spot, using the camera's excellent viewfinder digital rangefinder.
Apart from specialists - I'm not - this is almost the universal lens, covering most of the bases. To put its scope in perspective, the DX 18-105mm lens is approximately equivalent to a 28-150mm version in 35mm format. But much more compact. Very pleased, and you won't have to change lenses very often.
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Buy Low Price From Here Now 35mm wide aperture lens with high-quality optics and compact dimensions designed for use with Nikon DX format cameras. Features a large maximum aperture of f/1.8 that offers a bright viewfinder image and is ideal for low light shooting situations. Delivers high resolution and contrast with quiet autofocus operation. Readmore Technical Details - The AF-S DXNikkor 35 mm f/1.8 G is aslight, fast and silent as a standard 52.5 mm lens (in 24x36). Theaperture of the 35 mm f/1.8 G lens allows you to capture all your images perfectly, evenin low-lighting conditions. The SWM(Silent Wave Motor) enables fast, accurate and quiet autofocus, but you canadjust the focus manually as well. Despite its compact size, the AF-S DX 35 mm f/1.8 G includes an aspherical lens elementthat minimises lens aberrations and ensures high resolution and image integri
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"Excellent, flexible, creative lens." 2010-04-05
By Paul Gibson (Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK)
I was after a fast, wide aperture lens for my Nikon DSLR, and this little beauty fitted the bill perfectly. Ideally I would've gone for a 50mm / f/1.4 but as this type of lens is out of my budget the 35mm does just fine. Apart from some wide aperture 'bokeh' experiments at home (which came out very well) the first proper work-out I gave the lens was photographing my mates band at a rehearsal studio. Low light ability is very good, images are sharp through 400-800 ISO (and probably higher if I'd gone up that far), and wide open at f/1.8 it gives you that gorgeous narrow DOF I mentioned above with the focus points pin sharp. I did the whole shoot under fairly dim fluro light and didn't need to use flash at all. AF works well, pretty quickly, but struggles at very close range in low light as you'd expect. The lens is very light weight and although this may raise concerns about build quality / durabilty compared to some of my other older lenses, only time will tell. So far I'm really pleased with the 35mm and would recommend it without doubt.
"Essential to any kit!" 2010-03-12
By Nickibee (Bristol, UK)
I bought this lens at xmas 2009 and i am not disappointed at all having used it quite a bit. This lens is a 35mm DX and is a cropped sensor equivilent of a 50mm Prime, the 50mm prime has long been an essential part of any photographers kit as it's extremely fast, light, small and versatile, apart from that it is the closest lens to what the human eye sees also.
Out of the box this lens is of high quality, it comes with the standard soft pouch and Nikon lens hood. It is primarily plastic but the same finish as all Nikon DX lens bodies and feels very nice in the hands, and solid.
Now the most impressive thing about this lens is at f1.8 you can shoot in your living room in mood lighting without a flash and get some beautiful results, the low aperture gives an amazing shallow depth of field and makes shots really dramatic.
The second thing about this lens is it is extremely crisp but this is expected of a prime lens what with there being less glass in the lens body. My first few shots with this lens blew me away and i personally think it works better in low light than normal/bright light. If used as a portrait lens you will be very pleased as well, it softens skin tones and brings eyes out of faces perfectly. You will also get a lovely soft background that is clearly out of focus while keeping your main subject tack sharp!
My only problem with this lens is handheld on my D300. It is extremely difficult to get a perfectly crisp shot in sunlight but then it should be on a tripod, im just a handheld shooter while im still young! When on a tripod you'll have no problem and with a high shutter you will be ok as well. It works a little better on my D60 but this is due to it being lighter i think.
I use mine for pretty much everything and i have taken every kind of shot except sports/wildlife with it. I would recommend it particularly for portrait photographers or abstract photographers as you could really play with light with this lens. Saying that if you do want a portrait lens and have a D body with internal focusing id go for the somewhat cheaper 50mm for around £100. I have had some excellent luck with landscape as well and when stood a long way back from your subject it can be reletively wide.
This lens is cheap, light, small, versatile and a formidble partner to any Nikon camera. If you have the cash get it or if a little lighter in the pocket go for the 50mm (DOESN'T AF ON D40, D40x, D60, D3000, D5000. You will not be dissapointed at all.
All round an absolutely cracking lens and an appriciated addition to my glass collection. I can see myself keeping this one for a while.
"Good days are here again!" 2010-02-01
By Want the Best (UK)
The last 50mm prime lens that I used was on a Canon FX back in the Sixties, the only lens that I owned and it served me well. Decades later I now own a D5000 with a couple of zoom lenses up to 200mm. I bought the Nikkor 1.8 on the strength of some reviews and for the optical quality that I could'nt afford in a top end zoom. I am not disappointed, not by a long chalk. This lens is a cracker, it now lives permanantly on the camera. It has learned me once again to work for composure and the optical quality is stunning. Forget a macro lens, this lens will focus close enough to crop out your selection and you have brilliant, cheap autofocus macro. I have shunned prime lenses for over 20 years, what a mistake! This could be the only lens you ever need. Top quality buy, highly recommended. Bear in mind this is a 35mm lens but the 1.5x crop factor on a digital D series Nikon will give the eqivalent of 50mm.
"Fantastic picture quality" 2010-01-13
By Chris
Since I swapped my 18-55mm lens with this one on my little Nikon D40 I can't take it off. The quality of pictures on this f1.8 lens is so good that I don't even miss not having zoom and use my legs instead.
I think for photographing everyday life, products, people and landscapes you hardly need anything else.
This is my best lens by far and I think if you want the best quality picture for the price (lenswise) there isn't anything else out there better.
"Hmmmm....." 2009-10-27
By Happy Snapper (Cambridge, UK)
I really wanted to love this lens, as it was one of those rare beasts, a DX format prime. But I didn't. In fact, I almost grew to hate it.
I'm a prime fan, and will always choose a fixed focal length over a zoom, for the double advantage of speed (f 1.8 is 3 stops faster than most 'standard' zooms) and image quality, which I find is always better with primes unless you are spending serious cash on the f2.8 pro-spec zoom lenses, which are then enormously heavy and make you look instantly geeky or Oriental touristy. I thought this new 35mm was worth a go for my D300, despite the presence of an older D design 35mm f2 in the bag already. I gave this lens a good workout on Lake Como in Autumn 2009, and was distinctly underwhelmed with it. So much so, it has now been e-bayed, for almost what I paid for it new, and my faithful old 35mm f2 is back in its rightful place on the D300 as my standard lens.
I found this DX lens only good at f4 or slower, but for me I never really found it a sharp and contrasty performer. Perhaps I had a dud, or perhaps my technique wasn't up to it. If it were the latter I would be surprised after more than 25 years experience of shooting Nikon primes with great success..... Anyhow, the 35mm f2 is for me a far superior piece of glass. Sharp throughout, beautiful colours, and uber-fast AF, even for a 20 year old design. Oh, and its FX ready.
If you can run to the extra £90 or so, buy the 35mm f2 over this. I think it is a far better overall performer.
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