18-135 vs 24-120

[wjastrow]

Gang,

I'm trying to reconcile the differences in price between the Nikon 18-135 and 24-120 lenses and don't understand why the broader range (18-135) would be cheaper?

Is this an "accuracy" thing?

I'd appreciate any thoughts or comments.

Thanks.

 

[Hawaii Five-O]

The Aperture number affects the price on lens also. The smaller, pricier lens your looking at might have a smaller f stop number like 2.8 than that of the larger lens.

 

[Dao]

The focal length or the focal length range are only one of the many factors. There are other criteria such as the build quality, optical quality, dimension/weight, additional feature such as IS/VR .... and many others ..

 

[Joves]

It is the VR on that particular lens. I have the 18-135 and dont find it to produce inferior images. It likes f/8 and up really well.