Category Archives: Nikon Lenses

Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX lens in stock

By [NR] admin | Published: May 6, 2009

Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX lens is now in stock @ Amazon: Adorama is also ready to ship it for free.

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Second hand, unconfirmed, raw Nikon rumors

By [NR] admin | Published: May 5, 2009

The most difficult part of my job is to distinguish the real/plausible rumors and filter out the urban legends. This is even more difficult when the source is anonymous. For example, 2-3 weeks before the official release  of the Nikkor 35mm 1.8 DX lens (back in February) I received a tip about this lens. Of course my reaction was “BS” – […]

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Nikkor AF-S 85/1.4G ED

By [NR] admin | Published: May 4, 2009

Nikon 85mm f/1.4 rendering (don’t get a heart attack!):   Nikkor AF-S 85/1.4G ED, originally uploaded by wongsimage.

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Cheap 85mm f/1.4 lens alternative

By [NR] admin | Published: April 16, 2009

Bower 85mm f/1.4 lens for Nikon (manual focus, aspherical IF, badged also as Samyang, Polar, Vivitar): Here is the Vivitar version: The lens sells for USD 350. If you are lucky you can find it on Amazon for less. FYI the Nikon AF version sells for over USD 1200. The manual focus Nikon 85mm 1.4 (discontinued) sells on […]

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Nikon D5000 and Nikkor 10-24 polls

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

Are you going to buy the new Nikon D5000? ( online surveys) Are you going to buy the new Nikkor 10-24 DX lens? ( polls)

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Nikon D5000: the press release

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

This thread will be updated multiple times in the next few hours – stay tuned and keep pressing the F5 button. Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for pre-order options. Let’s start with Nikon UK: http://www.europe-nikon.com/product/en_GB/products/broad/1788/overview.html At midnight the Nikon US website was updated with the D5000:  Nikon D5000 US official press release US price: with lens $849.95 / […]

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AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24MM F/3.5-4.5G ED

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

Update: please note that the last few posts are constantly being updated, so check back again for more news and don’t forget the comments – a lot of good stuff there. Same drill – click on image for high-res and URL:

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