Nikon offers tyros an option to upgrade to Vibration Reduction technology at a very nice price ($199, street) with this digital-only (DX) kit lens. A 27-82.5mm equivalent, this 3X zoom also sports a near-silent SWM focusing motor.
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About 2 ounces heavier (and $80 more) than the non-VR Nikkor kit lens, this upgrade is still light and amazingly compact (it casts no shadow when used with the D60's built-in flash, see the Nikon D60 camera test). Finished in a faint crinkle texture, the barrel, including lensmount, is plastic. The outer barrel rotates during focus, making it unsuitable for some filters and filter-mounting systems.
The autofocus is fast, accurate, and, thanks to the SWM motor, very quiet. The zoom ring is rubber-clad; the focusing ring is not. With a uniform drag, the MF ring turns somewhat loosely, with a relatively tight radius for fast, if coarse, focusing. The well-damped zoom ring also turns evenly.
Julia Silber
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