Yearly Archives: 2010

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 […]

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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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There is a patent for a new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F1.2G lens

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

After yesterday’s rumor, a reader posted a link to a Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F1.2G patent on a Japanese site (English translation): Focal length f = 51.63mm Brightness F = 1.25 Overall length: 94.94mm optics The patent was filed on July 2nd, 2008 and was published on January 21st, 2010. I could not find any reference […]

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Rumor: Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.2

By [NR] admin | Published: February 6, 2010

I keep receiving those anonymous tips (three so far) about a new Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.2 lens: Nikon are working on an autofocus upgrade of the classic 50mm f/1.2. It is still rather far from production however the optical formula is very similar to the Ai-s lens. The auto focus of this lens is different than the […]

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A quick giveaway (#5) while we are waiting

By [NR] admin | Published: February 5, 2010

Update #2: the winner is Camille Miller. Update: this giveaway is now closed. The winner will be picked shortly by the forum mods here. You can win this Nikon D300s book by David Busch (bibliography | more info). The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post. I will close all comments on the […]

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