The Nikon 85mm f/1.8G lens is currently selling on Amazon for $439.95 – this is $40 off compared to the full price of $476.95. The lens is shipped and sold by Amazon. In the past few months Amazon has been quietly discounting Nikon products for a few days and then bringing the price back to normal.
As I already reported earlier today, here are the pre-order links for the new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens: B&H Photo Adorama Park Cameras (UK) Shipping will starts on April 25, 2017. Additional coverage for the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens can be found here. Full press release:
Here is the pricing, pre-order and shipping information for the new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens: Pre-order start on March 17, 2017 (tomorrow) Shipping starts on April 7, 2017 Suggested retail price in Japan: ¥175,000 + tax (around $1,546, US pricing will be lower – check Adorama and B&H, the pricing should be available tonight) Additional coverage […]
Adorama is now also selling Irix lenses in the US. The new Irix 11mm f/4 is available for pre-order (shipping is expected to start in mid-April): IRIX 11mm f/4.0 Firefly lens: $575 with free shipping IRIX 11mm f/4.0 Blackstone lens: $774.95 with free shipping Update: the Irix lenses are now listed also at B&H. In Europe […]
Brad Hill has posted a detailed comparison review between the Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM Sports lens ($5,999) and the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens ($10,296.95) on his blog. Here is a summary:
In addition to the D820 and D7300 Nikon is rumored to announce five new Nikkor lenses this year (as of today Nikon still has two camera models that have already been registered with various government agencies but are not yet announced: N1546 and N1610). The Nikon D750 replacement is rumored for late 2017 or early […]
DxOMark published their test results for the Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art lens for Nikon F-mount (price: $1,599 or $300 less than the Nikkor 14-24mm):
