Nikon 18-55mm VR

This is the Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor zoom lens:

The Nikon 18-55mm VR lens was introduced on 20-November-2007 — read the press release.

Reviews

Thom Hogan’s rating of the 18-55mm VR — Thom Hogan assigned an overall rating of three stars for the 18-55 VR, and states the following as reasons to buy the lens:

1. Comes with camera at a price you can’t resist.


2. Very good all around; no significant optical faults.


3. Small, light.

Here’s the link to the short forum message by Thom, who commented on the 18-55mm and the Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G lenses, and revealed that he will be posting up his Nikon DX lens conclusions later:

I’ll have more to say on this soon, as I just got done testing all the consumer DX lenses side-by-side. But the 18-55mm VR and 18-105mm VR both test out very, very well.

Sample photos and galleries

Here’s a couple of full-resolution 18-55 VR test photos can be viewed at Impress, taken with the Nikon D3200.

Visit DPReview for full-resolution image samples taken with the Nikon D3200. There’s a good mix of photos in gallery — portraits, high-ISO “noise test” pictures, close-ups and landscapes.

Official, full-resolution image samples taken with the Nikon D3200.

Nikon 18-55mm VR vs Nikon 16-85mm VR on the Nikon D7000 — Full-resolution sample photos at Impress.

Extremely sharp macaw portrait — ScottJ’s “Mila Close-Up” has to be seen to be believed.

Note that his lighting (two Vivitar 285HV Auto professional flash units were used) and photographic skills played a very important part in nailing the shot, and in a reply to my question, he confirmed that the image was indeed taken with the 18-55mm VR plus Nikon D60 combination.

Click here to view the image in 3872 x 2592 pixels.

Nikon 18-55mm VR photos on DC Watch — DC Watch has presented a fantastic set of 12 photos taken with this lens mounted on a Nikon D300.

My favorites from the article are:

1. Butterfly on foliage macro.


2. Lantana flower closeup.


3. Railroad at night.


4. ISO400 lamp.

The bokeh from this lens seem quite pleasing, and the close-up capability is a bonus.

Here are three photos from the official D3100 image gallery was snapped with this lens mounted on the newly-announced Nikon D3100.

Click on the thumbnails below to open up the full-resolution image your browser, or just right-click to save to your hard drive.

Resources

The official websites for the 18-55 VR lens are at:

1. Nikon Imaging Products


2. Nikon USA

Key specs:

1. Weight: 9.3oz. (265g)


2. Dimensions: 2.9x3.1in. / 73x79mm (Diameter x Length)

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