AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II first thoughts (best start lens?)

With the new Nikon D3300 came a new start lens to be sold with camera and other DX cameras from Nikon. The is very compact and shows promise of great performance.


The previous 18-55 VR lens from Nikon had great performance and is/was a good lens to start with. It looks like Nikon has taken this a step forward with out the same lens construction, just in a smaller form factor.

And a look at the MTF charts shows promise of better performance, so this could turn out to be a great deal lens to start with. We will have to wait for reviews before we give it the final judgement...

Follow the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II at Nikon Index.


Here are some interesting compares with other models:

• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
  
• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
  
• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
  
• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
  
• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
  
• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
  
• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
  
• AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II vs AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR