Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras

Handy, light-weight lens that is useful for most photo necessities.

Discovered after purchase that I had duplicated a lens. This is a good basic all-round lens and I kept it to give as a gift.

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This is an amazing lens. The one I have is a used lens, which appears to be well used but was in mint condition, and so I was able to get a good deal on it. I'd recommend buying a new version of this lens, because it's absolutely beautiful, and totally silent! And it's the same size as the normal kit lens, not heavier or longer.I wish someone had told me about this years ago. I don't understand why nobody has said anything about the difference between the AF-S and the AF-P. The AF-S lens is totally usless for video because it has a super loud electric motor in it that sounds like an old 35MM Konica Minolta, whirring around, like an old Dot Matrix printer. The new AF-P lens makes a tiny whirring sound that is barely audible when you are not recording, and when you hit "record" it somehow goes completely silent. The firmware drivers "sense" when the lens motor needs to be quiet, and when you are recording video, the motor doesn't make a single sound, at least none that you can hear while holding the camera and filming with very feint ambient noises, like a computer running a few feet away and a window open, with a very quiet occassional breeze. I noticed that as soon as you hit "record" on my Nikon D3300, the motor noise becomes silent, but when I'm focusing in still picture mode, it makes a little tiny bit of noise. My theory is that they have the drivers setup in the firmware, to control the motor quietly when filming in video, but I am not 100% sure, it's just a theory. Because indeed, the motor appears to be totally silent, but only when you're recording video.Even when in still picture mode, this lens focuses lightning fast, and almost completely silent. In most cases, you can't hear it, unless you're actively trying to hear the motor, and if you put your ear really close to it.One thing is, you need to change the focus settings. On my D3300 (This camera is 100% compatible, but you'll want to do a firmware upgrade first, which is free, and requires an FAT formatted SD card with a new 1.02 version D3300 which you can download from Nikon website free.)With this lens installed I see 4 different focus settings, 3 different auto focus modes, and one manual focus mode. So you need to shut off "continuous auto focus" if you don't want the camera hunting for focus, especially if you're filming with a very low F-Stop, where the tiniest adjustment in focus can make the object blurry. If you want continuous auto focus enabled, use a lot of light, and change the F-Stop to a much higher setting, unless you're an expert. Using an F-Stop of 5 or 6, you'll see the focus hunt back and forth as you move the camera to objects that are close to the camera. But this is easily remedied by setting the auto focus to only work when you push the button down, just change it to a different mode, instead of using the continuous automatic focus mode. Experiment to get the best results, and don't just try one setting.This lens seems to render the AF-S Nikor lens's obsolete? But I am not 100% sure why they are still making both. The old lens did have some buttons on the side, while this lens has no VR or manual focus button on the side. Other than that they are very similar.I did some walking while filming and even with the VR enabled, I don't think a DSLR is any good for filming active walking (at least not with the settings I have tried). I got a lot of movement, not jittering or juddering, but a lot of movement from walking and it was hard to watch. I think a high grade video camera or a Go Pro would be better if you're planning on filming walking or if you plan to be moving around constantly.The DSLR cameras can't be beat, for doing filming of close up objects, or stationary people, or artwork, or fixed distance presentations on a desk, or anything that doesn't require sports and constant motion of you and the camera and the objects in the camera. You can do motion, but it is not as easy (obviously). This is just my opinion. I am not an expert.In terms of picture quality, this lens appears to be at least as good as the AF-S. I haven't noticed any difference yet in still picture quality. I will comment later when I have put more hours on this.

I have a Nikon D5000 and they said this lens would work with my camera it does not. For error code lens not attached whenever I put it in any photo mode. Make sure you check your camera first before buying any equipment online just because they say it's compatible or is the one for your camera doesn't mean it is.

The new Nikon 18-55MM 3.5-5.6 DX VR lens has arrived!Summary: I like this lens. Auto focus speed has improved in still photography (PDAF) and in movie mode (live view/CDAF) focus speed has greatly improved! This lens is a keeper.I ran several tests and the lens performed well. The lens focuses very quickly and accurately with a very slight electronic AF noise. The AF sound is picked up by the internal mics but it is so low that in normal usage it's not a problem. Also the AF-P lens can focus very closely for a kit lens - impressive!The lens seems sharp enough and has decent color and contrast. I'll update the review as I shoot more with it. The biggest (huge!) improvement is in the AF speed for both movie mode and CDAF through the viewfinder.As Nikon refines this technology (especially sensor technology, some sort of dual-pixel sensor tech) it will most likely match Canon's live view/CDAF tech in the next few iterations. Currently the difference between AF-P and Canon's STM is small but Nikon is still noticeably behind in live view/movie mode due to Canon's amazing dual-pixel sensor tech. Another positive for this lens is that it seems smaller and lighter than Canon's STM lens however the Canon lens is silent in movie mode (but I'm not a fan of those shallowed-grip Canon bodies). So paired with the Nikon D5500, the 18-55 AF-P makes for a very easy to hold Goldilocks-sized camera.The 18-55 AF-P breathes new life into the Nikon D5500. Shooting and focusing in live view with this setup and the tilting screen is a dream. In normal photography use, the speed matches the Canon T6s and STM lens. Although the Canon STM lens is smoother I much prefer the smaller and lighter D5500 + AF-P lens. Oddly the smaller Nikon D5500 also has a deeper grip and that's a winning combination.ONE PROBLEM: Hopefully Nikon can solve the zoom noise issue in movie movie in which the internal mic picks up sound from the lens barrel as the lens is zoomed from 18->55->18MM (-1 star). I posted a youtube video displaying the issue. Perhaps the noise is only in the lens copy I received?? or perhaps the sound will go away once the lens breaks in?? I hope to hear from other users, especially users who get this in the new Nikon D3400 kit.About the images: #2 is cropped and 3 and 4 are cropped to 100%. The 2nd shot is SOOC jpg with no editing except cropping. The third of the butterfly was RAW and sharpened a little in Nikon's RAW development software. The skin + hair image was the back of my hand. I'm guessing someone just got grossed out :-) BUT it gives you an idea of how close this lens can focus - impressive! These images were captured in live view and with touch screen focus. Focus acquisition was very very fast. I was impressed that a DSLR could do CDAF this quickly without dual-pixel sensor tech. Good job Nikon! The close shots are not true macro but when you add in the high resolution sensors of these DSLRs and you can crop to attain a pseudo macro effect...I call this a tele-macro ability. So besides the fast focusing, light weight, small form it also has a tele-macro ability.

This lens is NOT compatible with the Nikon D60! No firmware updates are planed either according to Nikon tech support! Compatibility of this lens is not well documented! After handling the lens it became obvious that this lens is 100% pure plastic and clearly not worth the price paid in materials used in it’s construction. It feels like something that came out of a cereal box! I would voice hate on Nikon except all the camera manufactures are doing this. Don’t waste your money find a new hobby!!

I love this lens. I use it every day and my first one lasted a long time despite the amount of crap I put it through. I purchased this "used" one and i love it. I think it might be new but I don't know... I have had no issues with it.Update: Bought a second one after breaking my first lens. This one is nowhere near as reliable as the first one purchased from here. The auto focus stopped working after about a day. So disappointing.