Category Archives: Nikon Lenses

Two new lenses with Nikon F mount: Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 and Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC

By [NR] admin | Published: September 7, 2012

Two new lenses with Nikon F mount got announced today: Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC

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New for Photokina: Zeiss Distagon T* 55mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: September 6, 2012

Zeiss will announce a new Distagon 55mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens (Nikon mount) at Photokina. The lens will be available for sale in the second half of 2013. Zeiss already has two 50mm lenses in their lineup: Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 ZF.2 and Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2 ZF.2 (check this comparison of seven 50mm prime lenses for Nikon F-mount). The company also announced plans to produce lenses […]

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For Photokina: new Nikon 1 18.5mm f/1.8 mirrorless lens

By [NR] admin | Published: August 29, 2012

In addition to the D600, for Photokina 2012 Nikon will announce also a new Nikkor 1 18.5mm f/1.8 mirrorless lens (50mm equivalent). The lens will have one aspherical element. I believe the new lens will look like the pictured Nikon 1 concept prime lens that was on display at the PDN show in New York last […]

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Nikon 800mm f/5.6 lens detailed specs and price *updated*

By [NR] admin | Published: August 6, 2012

The new Nikon 800mm f/5.6 lens is listed on a Swiss online store with a price of CHF 9937 (around USD 10,200). The site has also some additional specs that were not made official yet:

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The latest Nikon lens patents

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2012

Nikon patent application 20120182617 is for a 300mm f/4 with VR. The interesting part is that the overall length of the lens is relatively short ~ 190mm (around 7.5 in.) with back focus – so real length would be ~150 mm, much shorter than the existing 300/f4 (222.5mm/8.8 in): In the patent calculations one of the surfaces is marked as […]

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First preview/samples of the new Nikon 800mm f/5.6 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: August 1, 2012

Leon Neal got the chance to use the new Nikon 800mm f/5.6 lens at the 2012 Olympics. Read the preview report with sample images on his blog.

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The new Nikon 800mm f/5.6 lens spotted in the wild

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2012

N-Photo posted on their Facebook page the first image of the Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 lens that was announced two weeks ago. The picture was probably taken at the 141st Open Championship golf tournament. Nikon did not provide any specifications, price or release date for the 800mm f/5.6 lens.

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