Nikon filed a patent (201048125) in Japan for a 135mm f/1.8 lens: Patent release date: March 8, 2012 Patent filing date: August 30, 2012 Focal length: 132.9mm Aperture: 1.8 Angle of view: 18.3° Lens design: 15 elements in 9 group, 2 ED elements Internal focusing (IF) Vibration reduction (VR) Update: here is the US patent 20120050872 application for the […]
In addition to the rumored 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 (see patent) and 16-85mm f/4 (see patent) DX lenses, Nikon will also announce a new Nikkor AF-S 28mm f/1.8G full frame lens. The new lens will not have VR and it will be small in size (I guess compared to the 24mm and 35mm f/1.4 versions). I don’t […]
A month ago, Nikon’s NPS roadshow gear worth over $150,000 was stolen in Dublin, Ireland. Last week I received a tip that a Nikkor AF-S 600mm f/4G ED VR lens matching the serial number on the stolen equipment list (205164) was listed for sale in an European photography forum for $5000 (new price is $9,799.95). The listing […]
Another interesting lens for Nikon DSLRs that is expected to be announced in the next few months – Samyang 24mm f/3.5 tilt-shift. This lens will be a cheaper alternative to the $1,979 PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED offering from Nikon. Image via Megapiksel Update: check also the upcoming Samyang 8mm f/3.5 IF MC Nikon F (Video Aspherical) VDSLR lens:
For those of you who don’t read PhotoRumors (you should): Zeiss is expected to announce a new Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZF.2 super wide angle lens for Nikon mount: Announcement on March 16th, 2012 Shipping should start in May, 2012 Angle of view: 110 degrees 95mm filter thread This lens will be very expensive
I already mentioned that Nikon will release a new 16-85mm DX lens in 2012 with a fixed f/4 aperture. A new patent (201042547) filed in Japan just became available online and shows the details of a Nikkor 16-85mm f/4 DX VR lens. Here is one of the shown examples (patents usually have several different variations/calculations of the […]
The Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens ($499.95) that was announced with the D4 is currently shipping to dealers in the US. I expect shipping to existing pre-orders to start by the end of this week. Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens MTF chart and lens/construction design:
