Characterized by its versatile zoom range and bright design, it covers a wide-angle to portrait-length range and features a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture that is well-suited for working in low-light conditions and also provides greater control over the focus position when using shallow depth of field techniques.
The Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM), along with an internal focusing design, realizes quick and quiet autofocus performance as well as full-time manual focus override.
Optical Stabilizer system minimizes the appearance of camera shake to benefit making sharper imagery when shooting handheld.