Nikon wil also get a new body this year. It wil be placed in the segment between D60 and D90. Wich can compete with canon 450D

I’d hope for a 85mm Micro, and a wide angle zoom that is comparable in price to Tonika’s 12-24, but that is probably asking for too much.

i’d also add:
80-400 afs VR
200/4 afs VR macro
24/2.8 afs
35/1.4 afs
85/1.4 afs

these are “must haves” and will be all with us within the next 18-24 mnths.

Because of these two lenses alone, I am constrained out of principle to stick with DX for the time being, especially for outdoor, go-light photography. Nikon will have to come out with a 24 MP D700X, a 17-40 f/4, and a 70-200 f/4 before I switch to FX for oudoor photography. And that right there is probably a 4-6 thousand dollar investment. Consider that I’d only get $2000 for all my DX gear, that equals no dice unless I magically do $4000 worth of extra business this year… And right now I’ll just be happy if I don’t do more than $4000 LESS business this year!

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Hoping for more fast primes and f/4 zooms in 2009!

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I mean, it’s pretty much a given that they’re not going to just release this one lens in all of 2009. More lenses will come. So the “this is not our last lens announcement” was hardly a shocker. It was the “we plan to increase the (DX prime) offering” statement that really interested me!!!

If they come out with a 16mm, 17mm or 18mm f/1.4 or f/1.8, I might be able to stick with DX for MANY more years! Sigma did a 20mm f/1.8 pretty affordably… (although it is an 82mm threaded beast!)

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I’m just not interested in switching from my small, light Sigma 50-150 to the big heavy 70-200 VR if I add FX to my bag.

So Nikon will either need to make the DX equivalent, or an FX 70-200 f/4 VR that is as sharp as Canon’s…

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Must continue to tell myself, “Don’t Feed The Trolls!”

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If selling this new lens to 5% of DX DSLR owners, would make this lens profitable so we can expect Nikon would put a part of the margin in the research as for DX lenses as for FX lenses.

Selling DX lenses allow Nikon to develop new FX (and DX) lenses, so it is not an aberration.

I still shoot with a D200 (although, i’m thinking about an upgrade) and i would stay in DX (D400?) in I can get the FX Image quality in a cheaper body and cheaper lens.
More expensive is not always the obvious choice….

i’m very happy that nikon’s releasing the 35mm f1.8 affordable DX lens, and look forward to more affordable DX lenses. the AFS 85mm f1.8 or AFS 50mm f1.8 update should be the next logical step for nikon as canon has them with USM already, and their amateurs(like me) can enjoy fast USM/AFS lenses(f1.8s) without a huge financial penalty. us nikon amateurs want that too!

i also think that nikon’s current offering for pro lenses is as good as it is already, their 14-24 and 24-70 is the best, and then there’s 85 PC lens, all released within the couple years back or so, and that’s still not enough for you pro people who keeps complaining not enough FX lenses? wow, you guys are really rich!! lolz.

for me, it’s good to know nikon pay attention to lens quality when they build them, they don’t just build it just to make money, i believe they keep their reputation up there when it comes to lenses, i believe that’s why nikon never rush out a lens into the market. of course, some little percentage of nikkors arent as good such as the 24-120(but even this one who nikon users complain about outperforms 28-135 from canon in every aspect). my point being, in general, it’s been known that nikkor lenses performs well! even the older AFD lenses are THAT good until today(ie: 85 f1.8D. from 1994?)

one of the reason why ppl buy nikon is for their legendary lenses quality. not quantity. u want quantity over quality? or if you think you can take better pics with more quantity of lens choices? then you’re using the wrong brand.

It seems to me that the flagship DSLR is something akin to a racing car, when most people buy a saloon. The racing car is important because it affects the saloon design in time, but it’s the saloon sales that fund the racing car development.

I really hope FX owners will realise that DX sales are important to the future development of FX and be happy when Nikon releases a good product, regardless of it’s DX or FX designation. Good products are good for ALL of us.

If you want to complain, why not whine about the 24-120 VR which is a real pig and not good for anyone.

And it’s FX.