Nikon Corp. introduced a zoom lens with the world’s highest zooming ratio of 16.7x in the APS-C DX format category.
The AF S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G DV VR is equivalent to 27-450mm in 35mm format maintaining an F5.6 brightness in the telephoto end. The other features include: quiet autofocussing with SWM, manual priority M/A system, and closest shooting distance of 0.45m in the telephoto end. The lens will retail at 136,500 yen (US$1,700).