see also:

• Nikon F dSLR system
• Nikon F camera system lenses
• macrophotography with Nikon dSLRs
• timeline of Nikon F camera system

• Nikon DX lenses are designed for the 1.5x cropped sensor Nikon dSLRs and have a smaller than normal image circle and thus will not function on a full frame dSLR
• Nikon has a wider range of cropped sensor lenses than does Canon, perhaps as they delayed the production of a full frame dSLR and their users were more reliant upon DX dSLRs.
• interestingly they did create a fisheye and a standard lens.
• like Canon, the early versions of the standard zooms were particularly poor that they were an embarassment, thankfully version II were significantly better but still not great
• unlike the Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system lenses, none of these are none are weatherproofed, none have an aperture wider than f/2.8 except the 35mm f/1.8 which is hardly great quality wide open, and most would struggle to beat even the consumer range of Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system or Micro Four Thirds system lenses in terms of optical quality across the frame.

• 2003 model
• min. focus 0.14m
• 300g
• 63 x 63mm
• $A1075
• dpreview.com

• 2011 model
• min. focus 0.16m 1:1 macro
• 235g
• 69 x 65mm
• 52mm filter
• $A449
• dpreview.com

• 2009 model
• min. focus 0.29m 1:1 macro
• internal focus
• 355g
• 73 x 99mm
• 52mm filter
• $A719
• dpreview.com

• 2009 model, 15-36mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.24m
• internal focus
• 460g
• 83 x 87mm
• 77mm filter
• $A1399
• dpreview.com

• 2003 model, 18-36mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.30m
• internal focus
• 485g
• 83 x 90mm
• 77mm filter
• $A1569
• dpreview.com

• 2008 consumer model, 24-128mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.24m
• internal focus
• VR II “4 stops”
• 485g
• 72 x 85mm
• 67mm filter
• $A899
• dpreview.com

• 2003 high end model, 26-82mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.36m
• internal focus
• 755g
• 86 x 111mm
• 77mm filter
• $A2149
• dpreview.com

• 2007 model cheap kit lens, 27-82mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.28m
• extending front focus
• 265g
• 73 x 80mm
• 52mm filter
• $A199
• dpreview.com

• 2009 model, 27-105mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.38m
• internal focus
• 420g
• 73 x 76mm
• 67mm filter
• ?
• dpreview.com

• 2008 model, 27-158mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.45m
• internal focus
• VR 3 stops
• 420g
• 76 x 89mm
• 67mm filter
• $A349
• dpreview.com

• 2006 model, 27-200mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.45m
• internal focus
• 385g
• 74 x 87mm
• 67mm filter
• ?
• dpreview.com

• 2009 model, 27-300mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 0.5m
• internal focus
• 565g
• 77 x 97mm
• 72mm filter
• $A1099
• dpreview.com

• 2009 model, 52mm in 35mm terms
• “Slightly soft and low in contrast wide open
• Lateral chromatic aberration somewhat higher than traditional 50mm 'standard' primes
• Prone to purple fringing and bokeh chromatic aberration, most visible at large apertures”¹⁾
• to get reasonably sharp across the frame, it needs to be stopped down to f/2.8
• the above is disappointing given that the whole reason for buying this lens is to use it wide open.
• min. focus 0.30m
• internal rear focus
• 210g
• 70 x 53mm
• 52mm filter
• $A345
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• 2007 cheap kit lens model, 83-300mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 1.1m
• internal focus
• 335g
• 73 x 100mm
• 52mm filter
• $A265
• dpreview.com

• 2003 consumer model, 83-450mm in 35mm terms
• min. focus 1.4m
• VR 4 stops
• extending front focus
• 530g
• 77 x 123mm
• 58mm filter
• $A349
• dpreview.com