Nikon announced the 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR lens back in July of 2012. After the official release last week, I still could not find any sample images from the new lens on the Web except the three photos on Nikon’s website and the few old images from the 2012 Olympics.
LockCircle announced a new set of Prime Circle XT-F cine-style lenses with Nikon F-mount based on the Zeiss ZF.2 product line. Here are the Prime-Circle XT-F lens highlights:
Nikon latest patent filed in Japan is for a 58mm f/1.4 lens: Patent application: 2013-19993 Patent release date: January 31, 2013 Patent filing date: July 8, 2011 Focal length: 58.0216mm Aperture: 1.450 Half angle of view: 20.82° Image height: 21.6mm Lens length: 93.67772mm Backfocus: 38.71868mm Lens design: 9 elements in 5 groups, two aspherical elements
Back in 2011 Nikon filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against Sigma over lenses with VR technology. Jiji Press reports today that Tokyo District Court dismissed Nikon’s claims of patent infringement. Nikon was looking for a compensations of 12 billion yen (around 130 million dollars). The lawsuit was based on six Sigma lenses with image stabilization […]
Nikkor AF-S 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR lens pre-order options: B&H Photo Adorama Amazon Nikkor AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens pre-order options: B&H Photo Adorama Amazon Check later for more pre-order options.
Sigma announced a new 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM lens designed for APS-C DSLRs (45mm equivalent on a Nikon DX camera):
Nikon officially announced the Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens and 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR with the AF-S Teleconverter TC800-1.25E ED. Nikkor AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED related links: Nikon.com Nikon Imaging Sample images Price: $749.95 (available for pre-order) Shipping in March 2013 MTF charts (wide | tele) Nikkor AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED primary features: An 18-35mm zoom […]
