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 (, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group. Nikon's products include cameras, camera ...

. Designed exclusively for use on

Nikon DX format The Nikon DX format is an alternative name used by Nikon corporation for APS-C image sensor format being approximately 24x16 mm. Its dimensions are about (29 mm vs 43 mm diagonal, approx.) those of the 35mm format. The format was ...

cameras, this lens covers from wide-angle to medium-

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range. This lens was announced in January 2004 and was initially available as

kit lens A kit lens is a "starter" lens which can be sold with an interchangeable-lens camera such as a single-lens reflex camera. It is generally an inexpensive lens priced at the lowest end of the manufacturer's range so as to not add much to a camera kit' ...

for the then-new

Nikon D70 The Nikon D70 is a digital single-lens reflex camera, introduced at the 2004 PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show, as Nikon's first consumer-level digital SLR, and a Competition, competitor to the Canon EOS 300D. It was often sold in a "kit packa ...

. 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. 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

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and later the 18-105mm AF-S VR which ships with the Nikon D90.

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Nikkor AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G IF-ED DX Review / Test Report at Photozone

Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Nikkor Test at SLR Gear
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikon Af-S Dx Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm F 3.5-4.5g Ed-If Nikon F-mount lenses Camera lenses introduced in 2004

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