Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF

Pros: Versatile lens with flexible zoom range, great quality pictures, reasonable cost.

Cons: Larger size, more weight, sometimes blocks AF-assist light and on-camera flash coverage.

The Bottom Line: A good mid-grade quality lens with versatile and flexible zoom range, and very good picture quality.

Review: I purchased this lens as a kit with the d40x body, paying the extra $$$ versus the 18-55mm and 55-200mm kit. This lens seemed to be a good compromise both performance- and cost-wise between the normal 18-55mm and 55-200mm kit lenses and the body-only ...

Pros: Light, sharp, good color

Cons: Plastic mount

The Bottom Line: For the price, I wouldn't buy it seperately; if you get it with a camera, it's worth hanging onto as a spare.

Review: I recently bought the Nikon D80, which includes this lens as a kit lens. I've also got the D40, with the 18-200mm VR. So, I swapped 'em out, and the 18-135mmG ED is a great match with the D40. Makes for a nice, light weight running around camera. The ...

Pros: Accurate color rendition, good zoom range, light

Cons: Underexposes, average sharpness, average contrast, barrel distortion, vignetting

The Bottom Line: This lens isn't worth the money savings. Underexposes, significant barrel distortion, and vignetting.

Review: The Nikkor name drew me in, but this isn't a stellar lens. I've been using it for two years with a D80 body. I'll start with the worst flaw; this lens, the unit I received anyway, underexposes by 1-2 f-stops. In laymen terms, it needs up ...

Pros: fast focus, decent focal range.

Cons: A soft lens that's not up to traditional Nikon design standards.

The Bottom Line: Save your money and use it on other more effective focal length and lens combinations.

Review: is one of those Nikon kit lenses that the company seems to have become fond of developing so that they can package them with their consumer and prosumer digital SLR cameras. I have seen this lens kitted with both the Nikon D200 camera and now, the more ...