Category Archives: Nikon Lenses

The next three days

By [NR] admin | Published: February 7, 2010

The good news: the 24mm f/1.4 and 16-35mm f/4 VR lenses are coming. The bad news: I don’t have an exact date for this announcement. As far as I know, there is no press conference scheduled for this release next week. The new products can be out as early as tomorrow and as late as […]

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There is a patent for a new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F1.2G lens

By [NR] admin | Published: February 7, 2010

After yesterday’s rumor, a reader posted a link to a Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F1.2G patent on a Japanese site (English translation): Focal length f = 51.63mm Brightness F = 1.25 Overall length: 94.94mm optics The patent was filed on July 2nd, 2008 and was published on January 21st, 2010. I could not find any reference […]

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Rumor: Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.2

By [NR] admin | Published: February 6, 2010

I keep receiving those anonymous tips (three so far) about a new Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.2 lens: Nikon are working on an autofocus upgrade of the classic 50mm f/1.2. It is still rather far from production however the optical formula is very similar to the Ai-s lens. The auto focus of this lens is different than the […]

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There will be more!

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

Let’s just wait a “few days”!

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Nikon Norway latest press releases listed twice

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

Nikon Norway again: in the Press Room the new 300mm 2.8 VRII and the teleconverter are listed twice – maybe a placeholder for the upcoming two new lenses?

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Missing Nikon lenses product numbers

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

A good list of missing Nikon product numbers (lenses) can be found here.

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Broken link on Nikon Norway

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

A reader just emailed me about a broken link on nikon.no website: the link is in the lower right corner and it reads “Important Message” (Viktig melding). If you click on it, it will bring you back to the main page. Not sure how long this link has been there.

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