Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

well i think buying 18-55 would be much better and cheaper with the same results and the extra zoom is not that good anyway i didn't like it at all sold it and added extra money and got the much much better sigma 17-50 f2.8 , don't waste your money on this crap . Problems: slow , focus is not good at low light at all , quality is not that good

Is a cheap lens and maybe is enough for this target for somebody but I was very disappointed for the heavy distortions. There is not focal length without heavy distortion.... And is really no fast. Beside this is quite a good lens for this target Se si ha un budget molto limitato può essere una soluzione accettabile ma la distorsione è davvero pesante a tutte le lunghezze focali. Non è inoltre veloce nella messa a fuoco. Per il resto credo sia abbastanza ok per partire. Non aspettatevi ...

I received this kit lens with my D90. Soon thereafter I acquired the Nikon 16-85mm lens, as I wanted to be able to shoot wider. But, I compared photos from both of those lenses; I found the 18-105mm sharper and with better contrast/color. So, I ditched the 16-85mm and purchased the 10-24mm lens for when I really needed to go wide.

This lens is a stunning little gem of a thing for its price. I have shot L series Canon lenses that were less sharp at more than double the price. I was prepared for a "kit " lens experience with this little work horse and was blown away with what it does. I have a Nikor 70-300VR and that lens functions more like a "kit " lens in outright IQ. The 18-105 has good color, good to great sharpness. Its range is where I do most of what I do with a camera , and when I need more reach ..well I can ...

This lens is a stunning little gem of a thing for its price. I have shots L series Canon lenses that were less sharp at more than double the price. I was prepared for a "kit " lens experience with this little workhorse and was blown away with what it does. I have a Nikor70-300VR and that lens functions more like a "kit " lens in outright IQ. The 18-105 has good color good to great sharpness. Its range is where I do most of what I do with a camera , and when I need more reach ..well I can crop ...

I'm begginner with this kit, VR let it be not bad when first time with DLSR.But i regreted already after with it one month, i want longer now. Problems: not smooth during zoom, not so clear,slow noisy during focus. but it is enough for begginner.

. . . and I just manage without the other 1%. I only found this lens because I wanted a used D90, which happened to come with this kit lens. But I am very happy I found it. If I had bought a DSLR with a typical 18-55 mm kit lens, I would have had to buy a second lens immediately and get into lens-changing, which slows me down . . . I always seem to have the wrong lens on. I love this lens and I do not want the 18-200 mm instead because the 18-105 mm compromise suits me fine. There is ...

18-105VR is in my opinion best kit lens as value for the money. Almost all Nikon kit lens have similar IQ, but ergonomics and focal range are different. This lens has enough zoom, it is sharp, good colors, front element doesnt rotate which is good when using CPL. Biggest drawback is plastic lens mount. I had 16-85 VR before, and image quality between these lenses are similar. But 18-105 is much cheaper.

Bought it with my D90 and I really like it. Has a nice zoom range and very good sharpness. It's suitable for landscapes at the wide end and for portraits at the long end (though the bokeh won't be good enough because of the f/5.6 aperture). I think it's a good bang for the buck. Problems: Has some distortion but it's easy to correct it in Photoshop and probably in any other similar program.

I compared it to 3 samples of the famous 16-85. The 18-105 is sharper in the middle. Much sharper.