Category Archives: Nikon Lenses

LensSkins vinyl coating for Nikon lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: March 28, 2014

A reader send me a link to the LensSkins vinyl coating options specially designed for Nikkor lenses. Currently there are over 500 designs available for a dozen of different Nikkor lenses. Here are few examples:

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Best performing 24mm lenses for the Nikon D800 camera

By [NR] admin | Published: March 26, 2014

DxOMark published their test results for the Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC (AE) lens. Here is an updated list of the best performing 24mm lenses for the Nikon D800 camera: Lens Price DxOMark Score Sharpness Carl Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF.2 $1,699 34 22 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED $1,899 34 17 Samyang […]

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New Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens announced

By [NR] admin | Published: March 21, 2014

Samyang announced today a new APS-C 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens with Nikon mount ($549):

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Nikon awarded $14.5 million from Sigma in VR patent infringement lawsuit

By [NR] admin | Published: March 10, 2014

The Tokyo district court ordered Sigma to pay 1.5 billion JPY (around 14.5 million dollars) compensation to Nikon as a result of the patent infringement case for lenses with VR technology that was filed back in 2011. The lawsuit was based on six Sigma lenses with image stabilization technology. Initially Nikon was looking for a compensations of 12 billion […]

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What to expect from Nikon in the next few months

By [NR] admin | Published: March 10, 2014

This is an updated post on what to expect from Nikon in the next few months: Nikon 1 V3 A new Nikon 1 V3 camera will be announced this week. On several occasions in the past Nikon confirmed that they are still committed to their mirrorless line, even after disappointing sales from Europe and the US. Here are the rumored […]

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Nikon 35mm f/1.8G full frame lens review

By [NR] admin | Published: March 9, 2014

Riccardo Serra will share his first impressions from the new Nikon 35mm f/1.8G full frame lens ($596.95): Few days ago I got one of the first production samples of the new Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G FX lens. I’ve been dreaming of this lens since I bought my D700 in April 2012 and I was eager to give […]

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Nikon 1 announcement rumored for next week: V3 camera, two lenses, new external light

By [NR] admin | Published: March 6, 2014

The latest rumors are that the Nikon 1 V3 with a new 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD VR lens and the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR zoom will all be announced next week, probably on March 12th or 13th. There will also be a new Nikon 1 light (LED?) accessory – maybe one of those prototypes:   FYI: last year […]

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