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High-performance wide-angle zoom features Nano Crystal Coat and VR image stabilization for dramatically sharper still images and video capture.

• Definitive Wide-angle Zoom Lens
  Versatile wide-angle lens, perfect for travel, land and cityscapes, and general photography.
• Nikon VR II (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization 
  Vibration Reduction, engineered specifically for each VR NIKKOR lens, enables handheld shooting at up to 4 shutter speeds slower than would otherwise be possible, assuring dramatically sharper still images and video capture.
• Nano Crystal Coat 
  Further reduces ghosting and interior flare across a wide range of wavelengths for even greater image clarity.
• 2 Extra-low Dispersion (ED) Elements
  Offers superior sharpness and color correction by effectively minimizing chromatic aberration, even at the widest aperture settings.
• 3 Aspherical Lens Elements
  Aspherical lens elements virtually eliminate coma and other types of aberration, even when shooting at the widest available aperture.
• Internal Focus (IF)
  Provides fast and quiet autofocus without changing the length of the lens, retaining working distance throughout the focus range.
• Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) 
  Enables fast, accurate and quiet autofocus.
• M/A Focus Mode Switch 
  Enables quick changes between manual and autofocus operation.
• Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm 
  Renders more natural appearance of out-of-focus image elements.