Monthly Archives: July 2015

The new Nikon lenses are now available for pre-order

Nikkor AF-S DX 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens pre-orde options: B&H Adorama Amazon WEX Photographic Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens pre-order options: B&H Adorama Amazon WEX Photographic (UK) Nikkor AF-S 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lens pre-order options: B&H Adorama Amazon WEX Photographic UK)

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Nikon announcement: Nikkor 16-80mm f/2.8-4E, 500mm f/4E and 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lenses

Nikon officially announced three new lenses: Nikkor AF-S DX 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Official sample images Full US press release Price: $1,069.95 (shipping starts in July, see pre-order options) MTF charts: Lens design: The world’s lightest*1 5x normal zoom lens compatible with the Nikon DX format TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of […]

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New Nikon lenses already online

If you cannot wait for another 30 minutes till the official announcement, the new Nikon lenses are already listed at quesabesde.com: Nikkor AF-S DX 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4E FL ED VR and AF-S 600mm f/4E FL ED VR

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Additional information and pictures of the new Nikon 500mm f/4E FL ED VR and 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lenses

Some additional information on the new Nikon super-tele lenses that will be announced in few hours (stay tuned for detailed coverage): Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens: Fluorite element (FL) Three ED elements Electromagnetic diaphragm Lightweight Improved AF performance during motion tracking Fluorine coating VR up to four stops Sports VR mode Minimum focusing […]

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Nikon F3 camera was used to shoot the mine car chase scene in the Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom movie

    Ron Volmershausen published another interesting video showing how the guys at ILM used a stock-standard Nikon F3 to film parts of the mine car chase scene in the Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom movie. The film registration system within the F3 proved to be so accurate for the stop-motion filming, that the only […]

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New material added to nikkor.com website

Nikon published several new updates on their nikkor.com website:

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