Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 3.7 x 3.7 inches ; 7.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009HN57E
• Item model number: 2158
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #89 in Camera & Photo > Lenses > Camera Lenses
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

NIKON 18-55MM F/3.5-4.5G AF-S DX

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive Moderate Wide Angle Zoom for Nikon DX Digital SLR Cameras, August 21, 2005

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens (Electronics)

The current issue of Popular Photography has a glowing review of this lens and its sibling, the 55mm-200mm zoom lens, for Nikon DX Digital SLR cameras. I'm amazed that Nikon has opted to produced a high quality moderate wide angle zoom lens for digital SLRs at a relatively low price. But don't be fooled that this relatively inexpensive lens isn't capable of producing excellent results, which the fine Popular Photography review certainly attests (At nearly every focal length there is excellent contrast and resolution, with minimal barrel distortion, except at 18mm, since there the barrel distortion is a bit noticeable: this would only have an adverse impact in photographing buildings, but again, the impact is just hardly noticeable.). Nikon has opted to use most of its optical innovations, including the new improved Super Nikon Intergrated Coating (Nikon's latest multicoating) to help greatly minimize flare and thus produce images which have excellent contrast and resolution. For many owners of Nikon's inexpensive line of DX Digital SLRs, such as the new Nikon D70s, this lens and its 55mm-200mm zoom sibling, may be all the optical firepower they'll need for photography, with the chance of expanding sometime later into Nikon's impressive line of superb optics for 35mm film and digital photography.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great lens at an amazingly cheap price, July 29, 2006

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RonAnnArbor (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens (Electronics)

The Nikon 18-55 is one of those rare pieces of glass that surprises across the board -- I find that it is far superior to the more expensive Nikon 18-70 kit lens now packaged with most new Nikon dSLR's. The 18-55 is not only a third of the price, but it is crisper and clearer at 18, and super sharp from 35 - 55. There is next to no barrel distortion at 18, certainly far less that the 18-70. And there is nothing better than a 6 ounce lens for carrying to parties, events, and dinners, rather than those pound+ lenses. I highly recommend this lens.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm quite happy with this lens, April 22, 2006

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Paulo Goulart (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens (Electronics)

I'm quite happy with this lens, included in the D50 kit. It seems much better than my old Canon and Sigma zooms (which I've sold some years ago, after change from a EOS650 to digital), although it presents some barrel distortion at wide-angle (18mm). To be honest, I only noticed it recently (only after taking a few hundred shots), when I had the chance to get some pictures with the ocean at the horizon. I will try to remember not to use this lens at 18mm with perfectly "horizontal horizons"...

Anyhow, one can solve it in Photoshop, quite easily.

Overall, I'm content with the building quality and sharpness of this lens and, probably, I'll spend much more time with it (getting used again with a SLR).