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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Nikon Announces AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II Lens

Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the new AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II, which has been specially developed to provide a compact DX lens equipped with Nikon’s compact SWM (Silent Wave Motor). An ideal companion for Nikon’s newest, smallest and most affordably-priced digital SLR, the 18-55mm Zoom-Nikkor lens will be included with D40 digital SLR outfits. Incorporating cutting-edge Nikon optical technologies such as ED glass and aspherical lens elements, D40 customers will enjoy superior image quality made possible in part by legendary Nikkor optics.

The lens offers users the popular 3x 18-55mm focal length range, which conveniently covers picture angles that meet the needs of everything from tight portraits to wide-angle landscapes.

Thanks to the compact SWM, the AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II lens offers fast, quiet and smooth autofocus performance. Further ensuring exceptional image quality, the AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II features an ED glass element minimizing chromatic aberration, and a hybrid aspherical lens element to reduce astigmatism and other forms of distortion while ensuring high resolution and contrast. External lens design has also been improved for smoother zoom operability.

Note:
This lens is designed exclusively for use with Nikon DX format digital SLR cameras and is not compatible with 35mm [135] or IX240 format film cameras.

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