With built-in Silent Wave Motor and Vibration Reduction, this compact, lightweight and affordable 3x zoom NIKKOR lens offers remarkable versatility and covers the essential focal range of 18 to 55mm. When mounted on any DX-format Nikon digital SLR camera, the picture angle is equivalent to that produced by a 27 to 82.5mm focal length lens on a 35mm-format film camera or Nikon FX-format camera.


3x zoom lens covering the most frequently used focal range of 18 to 55mm (picture angle is equivalent to focal length from 27 to 82.5mm in Nikon FX-format camera or 35mm-format camera)
Vibration Reduction enables sharper pictures while shooting at shutter speeds up to three stops slower than would otherwise be possible
Hybrid aspherical lens element minimizes lens aberration
Nikon’s exclusive Silent Wave Motor ensures fast, quiet autofocus operation
0.28 m/0.9 ft. closest focus distance throughout the entire zoom range

Lens Construction (Elements/Groups)	11/8 (1 aspherical lens element)
Picture Angle with Nikon DX Format	76° - 28°50'
Minimum f/stop	f/22-36
Closest focusing distance	0.28 m / 0.9 ft (throughout the entire zoom range)
Maximum reproduction ratio	0.31x
Filter Attachment Size	52 mm
Dimensions (approx.) (from the camera’s lens mounting flange)	73 x 79.5 mm / 2.9 x 3.1 in.
Weight (approx.)	265 g (9.3 oz)