Product Description

This versatile, high-power 7.5x Zoom-Nikkor lens features Nikon Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass element, which delivers superior optical performance. ED glass minimizes chromatic aberrations, contributing to superb contrast and resolution performance. Internal Focus (IF) provides fast and quiet auto focusing without changing the length of the lens, retaining subject-working distance through the focus range. The non-rotating front element provides for convenient use of circular polarizing filters and the Nikon Wireless close-up speedlight system, while a compact Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables fast and quiet autofocusing, along with quick switching between autofocus and manual operation (M/A and M). On top of that there's a seven-blade rounded diaphragm opening, due to which out-of-focus elements appear more natural.

Product Details

• Brand: Nikon
• Model: 2162
• Dimensions: 2.90" h x 2.90" w x 3.40" l, .85 pounds

Features

• A Nikon Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass element delivers superior optical performance. ED glass minimizes chromatic aberrations, contributing to superb contrast and resolution performance
• Internal Focus (IF) provides fast and quiet auto focusing without changing the length of the lens, retaining subject-working distance through the focus range.
• Focus as close as 1.47 ft throughout entire zoom range.
• Non-Rotating front element provides for convenient use of circular polarizing filters and the Nikon Wireless Close-Up Speedlight System.
• A compact Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables fast and quiet autofocusing, along with quick switching between autofocus and manual operation (M/A and M).

From the Manufacturer
The versatile, affordable Nikon 18-135mm f3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens is engineered for use exclusively with Nikon's DX format digital SLR cameras. It has a broad focal length range (providing picture angle performance approximating a 28-200mm lens on a 35mm film SLR camera) that is suitable for a wide variety of shooting situations, ranging from wide-angle landscapes to portraits, recreational sports, action and close-ups. This new lens offers a selection of Nikon's highly regarded technologies such as compact Silent Wave motor (AF-S) for super fast and quiet autofocus operation, Extra-Low Dispersion glass (ED) for minimized chromatic aberrations, and Internal Focusing (IF) for convenient and balanced handling.

Features:

• Versatile, High-power 7.5x Zoom-Nikkor lens (approximates the picture angle performance of a 28-200mm lens on 35mm SLR).
• A Nikon Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass element delivers superior optical performance. ED glass minimizes chromatic aberrations, contributing to superb contrast and resolution performance.
• Internal Focus (IF) provides fast and quiet auto focusing without changing the length of the lens, retaining subject-working distance through the focus range.
• Focus as close as 1.47 feet throughout entire zoom range.
• Non-Rotating front element provides for convenient use of circular polarizing filters and the Nikon Wireless Close-Up Speedlight System.
• A compact Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables fast and quiet autofocusing, along with quick switching between autofocus and manual operation (M/A and M).
• A seven-blade rounded diaphragm opening, out-of-focus elements appear more natural.
• 67mm filter attachment size.

Customer Reviews

Good product
A very neat and versatile lens. Due to its long range of 81-135mm I was able to take wide angle as well as close ups which gives me a lot of flexibility.
Excellent product.

well balanced and versatile
I've had this lens for a couple of years, now, and have used it as a walkabout/travel lens on my D-80 for many thousands of pictures. It's not as sharp as the 70-300 VR, and much less sharp and accurate than the 1.8 50 mm. At the same time, it's taken a lot of really good pictures, and has made it down the Grand Canyon on a raft (with a dry bag), and memorialized the trip very well. I keep looking at the new 16-85 VR, but for the money, this is a really good lens. Outdoors, it has excellent sharpness, color rendition, and speed. I've also used it for interiors, where zoom framing is valuable, although it loses a bit in speed and aharpness without flash. Even there, it's way better than point-and-shoot quality.
Still thinking about the 16-85..

Nice lens for the price, too big
I have had this lens for about 6 months now. It's a good lens, I paid $400 and I see it is $300 now (wish I had gotten that price). I wear my camera around my neck a lot, on a long strap so it hangs down by my hip. This lens is so long it's a pain not to knock it into things. I wanted one lens to do all the work vs having to have a lot of lens's and I have learned I don't like a super long and heavy lens.

My toddler recently pulled on my strap when it was sitting on a table and then entire camera fell. Shockingly enough I can still take pictures and everything seems okay accept trying to Auto Focus (AF) when I zoom way in. I'm going to have to go test it outside on butterflies to see if it is indeed broken but I was very suprised the lens and camera didn't stop working, or the lens didn't crack (fell onto lenolium which is on top of cement with no padding).

For $300 if you can't afford to buy a bunch of lens's it's a good deal but if weight and size will frustrate you, then you may want to just settle on less range and plan to buy more lens's over time.