Category Archives: Nikon Lenses

Nikon D3s and 85mm f/3.5 DX lens available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: October 14, 2009

Nikon D3s available for pre-order: Amazon US Adorama B&H Photo Ritz Calumet US Amazon DE Amazon JP (email notification) Amazon UK Nikon AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR available for pre-order Amazon US Adorama Amazon DE Amazon JP More pre-order options coming soon – check back again. All pre-orders are sent “first-come, first-served”. […]

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Nikon D3s and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR official announcements and press releases

By [NR] admin | Published: October 14, 2009

Nikon D3s & AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR announced! Links: Nikon D3s micro site Dpreview Nikon D3s hands-on Nikon D3s sample images More samples from studioimpressionsphotography and video samples Nikon D3s review at photographyreview Medium-telephoto 85mm Micro lens (picture angle is equivalent to a focal length of 127.5mm in FX/35mm format) Closest focusing distance of […]

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First Nikon 70-200mm f2.8G ED VRII review

By [NR] admin | Published: October 13, 2009

While waiting: The first review of the new Nikon 70-200mm f2.8G ED VRII is up – check it out at Cliff Mautner’s blog. It seems that Mr. Mautner is one of four photographers that have the lens right now and are working on an campaign for Nikon. I pre-ordered mine from J&R and they should […]

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What to expect from Nikon next week

By [NR] admin | Published: October 10, 2009

UPDATE: Nikon Germany and Nikon Sweden websites are/were down today. The “Presse” link has some serious errors on nikon.de & nikon.se. Same on nikon-europe.com. Problems with the new press release(s)? Nikon D3s should be a sure thing. This is a collection of the rumored Nikon D3s specs: ISO 200-12800 New ISO range HI-3 at 102,400 ISO […]

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Nikon’s patents for the week (Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4 VR)

By [NR] admin | Published: October 2, 2009

Some readers have already noticed that patent 20090244724 is for a 85mm f/1.4 lens with VR: For comparison, the current Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 model: According to the patent application this lens will have VR: “A lens group or a portion of a lens group may be shifted in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis as a vibration […]

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New redesigend Zeiss Distagon ZF 1.4/35 with floating element

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2009

I posted that on PhotoRumors already, but since many Nikon fans are expecting an updated 35mm f/1.4 lens from Nikon, here is a Zeiss rumor for you (you will  still get only manual focus with a Zeiss lenses, which you can also get with the Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AI-S lens): In his Leica M9 & Nikon […]

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More Nikon lenses (AF-S 100-500mm f/4-5.6 IF-ED VR rumor)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 28, 2009

UPDATE: looking at the translation again – I think it says “replaced with” instead of “replacement and”, so we are talking about one potential new lens here: AF-S 100-500mm f/4-5.6 IF-ED VR This rumor is about a new lens from Nikon to be released in Spring 2010 (or around PMA): The current model 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 […]

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