Update: the rebates were extended for March. As previously reported, the once-a-year Nikon lens-only instant rebates are now live at Adorama, B&H and Amazon – check all the listings, different retailers offers various freebies (filters, etc.) with many of the lenses. Adorama also offers a free “1 year drops & spills warranty” on almost all lenses – look […]
This article on high magnification macro photography is written by Junaed Rahman (website | flickr): Quite sometime ago I wrote an article on macro photography, which explained how to modify a regular short zoom lens for macro photography. This time I’ll explain how do I achieve high magnification. For most of my close-up work I use AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D lens. To […]
The price of the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is $849 and is currently available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama. Shipping will start on March 20th, 2015. Additional information on the lens, including MTF charts and detailed specifications, can be found on here. Quick price check: the Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 costs $2,000, the Sigma 50mm […]
In addition to the 24mm f/1.4 Art lens, today Sigma also announced the price of their 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens (Contemporary version): $1,089.00. Adorama and B&H are currently taking pre-orders. Shipping should start on March 20th, 2015. The Contemporary model of this lens is lighter, cheaper and with a slightly simplified lens design compared to the Sport […]
If you are following PhotoRumors, this should not be a surprise to you: Tokina just officially released their AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens DSLR cameras (Aspherical, IF, full frame). The new lens is already listed at B&H, but there is still no price or shipping date. Here are the specifications:
Nikon Japan announced a new lens-only rebate program that will start on February 19th and will be valid till May 10, 2015. The current Nikon rebates in the US were extended till February 14th – the new lens-only rebates could be announced on February 15th. I assume the same lens selection will be offered in the US, but hopefully the […]
Nikon launched a new Nikkor.com website that already has several old and some new lens related articles:
