Lens - filter diameter: 67mm Perfect for everyday portraits, travel, landscape and architecture, this refined DX format lens is the perfect match for today’s high-resolution SLRs. Whatever your ideas, experience or creative vision, there is always a NIKKOR lens to draw out your potential. The compact 5.3x wide-angle to medium telephoto zoom is ideal for a broad range of still and HD video shooting situations, from interiors to large group shots. Nikon’s exclusive second generation Vibration Reduction system (VR II) enables steady hand-held shooting at all focal lengths. Delivering sharp photos and video, VR II allows you to use shutter speeds that are up to 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. Nikon's AF-S technology is yet another reason why professional photographers like NIKKOR lenses. Nikon’s exclusive Silent Wave Motor (SWM) converts travelling waves into rotational energy to focus the optics.