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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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Price and first picture of the new Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens

The Japanese price for the new AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens will be 1.16 million yen (tax included) or around $9,500. In the US the current 500mm f/4 version is priced at $8,295. My guess is that the new 500mm lens will costs around $8,999 in the US. This is the first picture of […]

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Possible Nikon announcement this week

I believe Nikon will have an official announcement this week. I have not confirmed it yes, but most likely we will see the three new Nikkor lenses I already mentioned yesterday. The Nikkor 16-80mm f/2.8-4G DX N lens will not be cheap and gives some new hopes for the Nikon DX product line.

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Last few Nikon Coolpix A cameras still available at $399

I believe those are the last new Nikon Coolpix A cameras currently available at $399 from an authorized Nikon reseller on eBay. All other major stores are already out of stock.

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