<s>
The	O
AF-S	O
DX	O
Zoom-Nikkor	O
18-70mm	O
3.5-4.5G	O
ED-IF	O
is	O
an	O
F-mount	B-Architecture
zoom	O
lens	O
manufactured	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
DX	O
format	O
cameras	O
,	O
this	O
lens	O
covers	O
from	O
wide-angle	O
to	O
medium-telephoto	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lens	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
as	O
kit	O
lens	O
for	O
the	O
then-new	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D70	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
acquire	O
separately	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
kit	O
with	O
other	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lens	O
has	O
been	O
largely	O
supplanted	O
by	O
those	O
lenses	O
which	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
supplied	O
as	O
the	O
kit	O
lenses	O
for	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
prosumer	O
cameras	O
;	O
first	O
the	O
18-135mm	O
AF-S	O
which	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D80	I-Algorithm
and	O
later	O
the	O
18-105mm	O
AF-S	O
VR	O
which	O
ships	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D90	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
