The AF18-250mm F/ 3,5-6,3 Di II LD Aspherical ( IF) macro offers a gigantic zoom range with its 13.9x high-capacity zoom power. The compact lens is ideal as a travel lens and can be left on the camera. Heavy luggage due to bulky photo equipment is a thing of the past. To prevent the lens from becoming too big, the design builds on the basis of the popular AF18-200mm F/3,5-6,3 XI Di II LD Aspherical ( IF) Macro (Model A14), whilst extending the tele-end to 250 mm at the same time. The AF18-250mm offers the highest image quality and despite its 13.9-times zoom it is a mere 0.6 mm longer and is 0.2 mm bigger in diameter than the 18-200mm. The equivalent focal length corresponds to that of a 388mm full frame lens.

Please note that Di II lenses are made for the exclusive use on digital SLR cameras with image sensors smaller than 24mm x 16mm. Di II lenses cannot be used together with a full format or 35mm SLR camera, as their image sensors are not able to cover the entire area of full format resulting in dark corners of the (i.e. vignetting becomes noticeable).  

Please note: This megazoom became available with a built-in motor for the Nikon D40 , D40X and D60 (Model A18NII) from January 2008. The A18N model which had been available up until March 2008 is only compatible with the D40/D40X/D60 in the MF mode due to the fact it doesn´t have a built-in motor.