Monthly Archives: April 2010

Rumors started to flow: 3 new Nikon DLSR cameras in the pipeline

By [NR] admin | Published: April 15, 2010

I can definitely tell that the rumors chatter started to pick up in the last few days after it was dead for a month. Something is definitely coming – I already started to see the first signs of an imminent announcement (Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED VR lens) which could happen as soon as the […]

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Thom Hogan: Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G VR “coming very, very soon now”

By [NR] admin | Published: April 14, 2010

Update: the patent for this lens was already covered last year. Thom Hogan wrote on his site today that the new Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G VR lens is “coming very, very soon now”. Yes, this lens will have VR as it was already discussed in the patent for that lens: “A lens group or a portion […]

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Nikkor AF-S 105mm f/2.8G ED IF VR Micro lens now made in China

By [NR] admin | Published: April 13, 2010

Starting February, 2010 the Nikkor AF-S 105mm f/2.8G ED IF VR Micro lens is being produced in China instead of Japan. See the slideshow below for more details (source: Eri_c@flickr):

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Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED VR to be replaced in few weeks

By [NR] admin | Published: April 13, 2010

This is the first reliable rumor I received in a while: in few weeks Nikon will introduce a new version of the Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED VR lens. The improvement will be a new VR and few other minor tweaks. I also got a report from Japan that this lens cannot be ordered from […]

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USPTO approved Nikon’s patent for a 35mm f/1.4 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: April 12, 2010

Nikon’s patent application for a 35mm f/1.4 lens was reported back in August last year (patent application 20090086340). On February 16, 2010 the USPTO approved the patent for this lens (7663816): Specifications: f = 36.000 FNO = 1.45 ω = 31.53 Y = 21.6 TL = 131.135 Bf = 38.02909

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED lens now in stock

By [NR] admin | Published: April 11, 2010

Update#2: the lens was in stock – a reader was able to order one and the status of his order is “Ready to ship”: Update#1: this lasted like 15 minutes, the lens is now again listed as new. Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED lens now in stock at B&H. This lesn was suppose to […]

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Nikon D90: updated “in the near future”, firmware update not possible

By [NR] admin | Published: April 11, 2010

Another interview with a Nikon executive (Nabuaki Sasagaki, General Manager, Marketing Department of Nikon Imaging Japan) by Focus-Numerique. His answer on the Nikon D90 replacement (Google translated): “Before the D90 there was no demand for a video recording feature on DSLR. Since it became a standard and we receive many requests for improvements. It is therefore very […]

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