Nikon AF-S 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G ED VR Nikkor Lens

Offering a highly useful combination of broad focal length of 24-85 mm and a compact build of 16 elements in 11 groups (including 1 ED lens element and 3 aspherical lens elements), this is a great walkabout lens. The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G ED VR Lens has an FX-format standard zoom lens focal range (36–127.5mm when used with a Nikon DX-format SLR) with 72 mm (P=0.75 mm) Filter-attachment size. The Vibration Reduction (VRII) system allows more firm handheld photography and lets you shoot at shutter speeds up to 4.0. Having an SWM (Silent Wave Motor) makes an accurate and quiet autofocus. Its Super Integrated Coating helps reduce flare and ghosting and ensures outstanding color reproduction. This lens also has Two focus modes: the M/A (manual-priority autofocus) and M (manual focus). It is compatible with APS-C and Full Frame Sensor DSLR Cameras.

Product Featueres in Detail

Focal range at its best
FX-format standard zoom lens with 24–85mm focal range (36–127.5mm when used with a Nikon DX-format SLR).

Vibration Reduction (VRII) system
Enables more stable handheld shooting and lets you shoot at shutter speeds up to 4.0* stops slower.

Nikon Super Integrated Coating
Greatly reduces ghosting and flare and ensures outstanding color reproduction.

Hi-tech design
Designed specifically for use with Nikon FX-format digital SLR sensors.

ED (extra-low dispersion) glass and three aspherical lens elements
Ensure high resolution and contrast while minimizing aberrations and distortions.

Silent Wave Motor
SWM (Silent Wave Motor) for quiet and accurate autofocus.

Two focus modes
M/A (manual-priority autofocus) and M (manual focus).

Lightweight and compact body
Offers a highly convenient combination of broad focal range and compact build, this is a great walkabout lens

Weather-sealed rubber lens mount
Keeps the lens protected during harsh weather conditions.

Vibration Reduction (VR)
This innovative VR system minimizes image blur caused by camera shake, and offers the equivalent of shooting at a shutter speed three stops (eight times) faster.

ED glass: An essential element of NIKKOR telephoto lenses
Nikon developed ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass to enable the production of lenses that offer superior sharpness and color correction by minimizing chromatic aberration.

Silent Wave Motor
Nikon's AF-S technology is yet another reason professional photographers like NIKKOR telephoto lenses. AF-S NIKKOR lenses feature Nikon’s SWM which converts “traveling waves” into rotational energy to focus the optics.

M/A mode
AF-S NIKKOR lenses feature Nikon's exclusive M/A mode, that allows switching from autofocus to manual operation with virtually no time lag — even during AF servo operation and regardless of AF mode in use.

G-type NIKKOR
The G-type NIKKOR has no aperture ring; aperture should be selected from camera body.