Monthly Archives: January 2013

Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 lens ZF.2 lens now available for pre-order

The Zeiss 135mm f/2.0 Apo-Sonnar ZF.2 lens (F-mount) that was announced during Photokina is now available for pre-order. The expected availability is February 28, 2013. Detailed specifications of the lens can be found here. The Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2 lens is currently in stock.

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How Nikkor glass is made (video)

Nikon Imaging Japan published a new video on how Nikkor glass is made. The video was shot at an optical glass manufacturing plant with the Nikon D800 camera:

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The new Nikon 1 J3 and S1 cameras do not have an anti-aliasing (AA) filter

A reader pointed me to this article by Fotosidan – according to a Nikon rep, the new Nikon 1 J3 and S1 mirrorless cameras do not have an anti-aliasing (AA) filter, just like the D800E:

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Nikon patents for 16-35mm f/2.8 VR lens, dual lens hood

Patent 2012-247687 is for a new full frame 16-35mm f/2.8 VR lens with 5 aspherical surfaces and 3 ED elements (the current 16-35mm f/4 lens has 3 aspherical surfaces and 2 ED elements).

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Surprise: the sensor inside the Nikon D5200 is made by Toshiba

The sensor inside the Nikon D5200 camera is made by Toshiba. This is what Chipworks discovered after they took apart the D5200:

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Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM and 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM lenses available for pre-oder

The two new Sigma lenses for Nikon F-mount are now available for pre-order at B&H: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM

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XQD finally gets some love from Lexar

   One year after the introduction of the Nikon D4, Lexar finally announced two new XQD memory cards with 32GB and 64GB capacity. The new cards offer a minimum guaranteed read transfer speed of 1100x (168 MB/s), write speed is lower. More details at PhotoRumors.

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Nikon D5200 and WR-10 wireless remote controller announced in the US

Nikon US officially launched the D5200 DSLR camera and WR-10 wireless remote controller. The D5200 and the new mirrorless products are currently available for pre-order at: Amazon Nikon D5200 kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens Nikon 1 J3 1 Nikkor VR 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 lens 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens Adorama Nikon D5200 body only Nikon D5200 kit […]

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