Monthly Archives: February 2010

AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED & AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR official

First report on the new lenses from Bob Krist. Check it out (yes the copter shot is there). AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR: Price: $1259.95 Available in late February 2010 Ultra wide-angle zoom lens that covers focal lengths from 16mm to 35mm Vibration Reduction (VR II) enables sharper pictures while shooting at shutter speeds […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged , | 418 Comments

It has begun!

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

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged , | 22 Comments

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

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.

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged , | 17 Comments

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

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 […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged | 52 Comments

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

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”

Posted in Nikon Lenses | 31 Comments

We are on – announcements tonight!

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 – […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged , | 231 Comments

The next three days

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 […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged , | 77 Comments