Monthly Archives: February 2010

It has begun!

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2010

http://press.nikonusa.com/ is down

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Nikkor AF-S 24 mm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 16-35 mm f/4.0G ED VR only tonight

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2010

Those are the full names of the two lenses for tonight: Nikkor AF-S 24 mm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 16-35 mm f/4.0G ED VR. Nothing else will be released.

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I say those are samples from the new Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 VR lens

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2010

Update: Bob Krist clarified the lenses he used to take the pictures on his blog – 18-70mm kit lens from the old D70 and the 16-85mm. You can read his comments at the end of this thread. And make sure you visit his website tomorrow tomorrow for some interesting news (not, the news is not Sony/Zeiss [...]

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“We will have several large aperture prime lenses and light compact zoom lens this year”

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2010

The Japanese site dc.watch published an interview with Mr. Nobuaki Sasagaki, marketing chief for Nikon Imaging (English translation). On the question about upcoming products: “明るい単焦点レンズと高性能な小型ズームレンズを投入” “We will have several large aperture prime lenses and light compact zoom lens this year”

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We are on – announcements tonight!

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2010

This will be a sticky post with the latest updates, scroll down for the rest of the stories. Similar to last time, I will update this post and create a separate entry for the indirect blog readers. 10:48 pm – It has begun! http://press.nikonusa.com/ is down. Announcement probably @ 11:00 pm, not midnight. 7:31 pm – [...]

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The next three days

By [NR] admin | Published: February 7, 2010

The good news: the 24mm f/1.4 and 16-35mm f/4 VR lenses are coming. The bad news: I don’t have an exact date for this announcement. As far as I know, there is no press conference scheduled for this release next week. The new products can be out as early as tomorrow and as late as [...]

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