Key Features


Definitive Wide-angle Zoom Lens

• Versatile wide-angle lens, perfect for travel, land and cityscapes, and general photography.

Nano Crystal Coat

• Further reduces ghosting and interior flare across a wide range of wavelengths for even greater image clarity.

3 Aspherical Lens Elements

• Aspherical lens elements virtually eliminate coma and other types of aberration, even when shooting at the widest available aperture.

Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM)

• Enables fast, accurate and quiet autofocus.

Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm

• Renders more natural appearance of out-of-focus image elements.

Nikon VR II (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization

• Vibration Reduction, engineered specifically for each VR NIKKOR lens, enables handheld shooting at up to 4 shutter speeds slower than would otherwise be possible, assuring dramatically sharper still images and video capture.

2 Extra-low Dispersion (ED) Elements

• Offers superior sharpness and color correction by effectively minimizing chromatic aberration, even at the widest aperture settings.

Internal Focus (IF)

• Provides fast and quiet autofocus without changing the length of the lens, retaining working distance throughout the focus range.

M/A Focus Mode Switch

• Enables quick changes between manual and autofocus operation.