Monthly Archives: July 2010

Expected prices of upcoming Nikon lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: July 22, 2010

Those are the expected prices of the rumored lenses from Nikon. Please note that the prices may vary in different countries and may not be 100% accurate due to the different exchange rates and price policies: Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.4G N: around $1600 Nikkor 24-120 f/4 ED VR N – around $1300 Nikkor 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 [...]

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Questionable Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.2 ED VR listing spotted in China

By [NR] admin | Published: July 21, 2010

Update: here is a better screenshot from xitek.com (click on image for larger view): A Chinese forum has a screenshot from July 20th of Nikon China website displaying a new AF-S 85mm f/1.2 ED VR lens. According to the text, the image was removed the next day – here is the before and after shot (click [...]

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Nikon planning an August press event in Europe

By [NR] admin | Published: July 20, 2010

The word from Europe is that Nikon is planing a press event in at least one European country during the week of August 16th-20th, 2010. We can eliminate Monday and Friday, since those are not preferred days for new product announcements, which leaves us with August 17th, 18th and 19th as a potential announcement dates. I do not know [...]

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Nikon D90 listed as “New!” at BestBuy

By [NR] admin | Published: July 20, 2010

For some reason BestBuy decided to list the Nikon D90 as “New!” on their website, while the camera is currently sold out online: Maybe testing a new product template? Just a reminder that two years ago, the Nikon D90 leaked on Circuit City and Target websites few days before the official release.

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Nikon USA releases statement on the 24-70mm f/2.8 distance panel light leak

By [NR] admin | Published: July 20, 2010

This is the official statement from Nikon USA on the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 light leak problem, previously described here: “We have received indications that when extremely bright light strikes the lens while shooting at high sensitivities, light other than that passing through the front of the lens may be reflected. This is not a problem with normal shooting and [...]

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