Monthly Archives: September 2010

Nikon 85mm f/1.4 & 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses now shipping (overpriced)

Willoughby’s already got some of the new 85mm f/1.4 & 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses in stock and is selling them overpriced on Amazon. I already mention that this time Nikon is ready to start shipping the new lenses only two weeks after the official announcement (compared to a month in the past). A dpreview member already got his/her hands [...]

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Nikon files patents for a new 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 lens and back-illuminated sensor, possibly for their EVIL camera

US Patent Application 20100214667 from Nikon is for a new 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 lens. Some interesting specs: the lens has a constant length of ~260mm at all focal lengths and possibly 21 elements in 14 groups with 4 ED glass elements (@2, 3, 12 and 15): The current Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED model has 17 elements in [...]

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