Compare Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR vs Nikon 10-20mm F4.5-5.6G vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
14 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
11 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
Three aspherical + Super Integrated Coating groups
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
63 mm / 2.48 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
Weight
205 g / 7.24 oz
230 g / 8.13 oz
1070 g / 37.81 oz
Function
Angle Of View
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/29
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
18 mm ~ 55 mm
10 mm ~ 20 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
15.0 mm ~ 30.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.38x
0.17x
0.27x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Debut
2016-01-05
2017-05-31
2015-08-04
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Good value to performance ratio
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Some distortion not well corrected
- IQ falls short of what its price would suggest
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Variable aperture
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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