| AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm 3.5-4.5G ED-IF[1] | |
| Maker: | Nikon |
| Feat-Is: | n |
| Feat-Usm: | y |
| Feat-Macro: | n |
| Type: | z |
| Application: | Standard Zoom |
| Flength: | 18-70mm |
| Fov: | 1.5 |
| Aperture: | 3.5 - 22 (wide) 4.5 - 29 (tele) |
| Groups: | 13 |
| Elements: | 15 |
| Diaphragm: | 7 (rounded) |
| Close-Dist: | 0.38m |
| Max-Mag: | 1/6.2 |
| Weight: | 390 g |
| Max-Diameter: | 73mm |
| Max-Length: | 75.5 mm (@ 18mm) |
| Filter: | 67mm |
| Hood: | HB-32 |
| Case: | CL-0915 |
| Av-Diag: | 76° – 22°50' |
| Start: | January 2004 |
| Msrp: | $399.99 |
The AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm 3.5-4.5G ED-IF is an F-mount zoom lens manufactured and sold by Nikon. Designed exclusively for use on Nikon DX format cameras, this lens covers from wide-angle to medium-telephoto range.
This lens was announced in January 2004 [2] and was initially available as kit lens for the then-new Nikon D70. Later, it was possible to acquire separately and as a kit with other Nikon cameras.
Lens construction includes one composite aspherical and three Extra-low Dispersion (ED) elements to correct distortion and aberrations. This helps overall lens performance, which is rated excellent on most respects except light falloff.[3] This lens has been largely supplanted by those lenses which have since been supplied as the kit lenses for the Nikon prosumer cameras; first the 18-135mm AF-S which shipped with the Nikon D80 and later the 18-105mm AF-S VR which ships with the Nikon D90.