Category Archives: Nikon Lenses

50th anniversary of Nikon F-mount

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

Well this is not a joke – Nikon just had an official news release for the 50th anniversary of Nikon F-mount and a new… logo: Couldn’t they find a better way of celebrating this milestone? Here is the complete text: Longest history among lens mounts for 35mm-format SLR interchangeable lenses/cameras TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the […]

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New Nikon lens AF-S 17-35 f/1.8D IF ED? (busted)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 27, 2009

Update: here is the source. OK, this one is busted and I probably should not have published it. Sorry that I took 10 seconds of your valuable time with this typo. Lesson learned. End of discussions. Let’s move on.

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New Nikon 80-200mm F2.8?

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2009

Just look at the previous post with the new prices in Japan – it says “AI AF Zoom-Nikkor ED 80-200mm F2.8D〈New〉”: What does “New” stand for? A typo? Was there an “old” model?

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Is RED working with Nikon?

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2009

I received an interesting email from a reader – I could not find any links connecting Nikon with RED, so this remains a speculation for now: “AF-S 24-105/2.8 VR: No I don’t came up with this just because I think it might be a nice lens, I actually found a hint where I would not […]

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX again

By [NR] admin | Published: February 19, 2009

The reviews of the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX triggered enormous interest. Another one (with test shots) popped up on this Czech site (I think I have to move to Eastern Europe – they get the goodies before us).

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Carl Zeiss Distagon T*18mmF3.5 ZF

By [NR] admin | Published: February 19, 2009

Nevermind – this lens was released few months ago – false alarm… it’s not a new lens …and another lens rolled out this time from Carl Zeiss (just two days after the release of Leica’s Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/ 3.8 ASPH). This lens will be available as a ZF version (F bayonet mount support). Here is a link to Cosina […]

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So, was it fake?

By [NR] admin | Published: February 18, 2009

This is a hard reading, but you can give it a try – 3D rendering explained and the verdict for the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 10-18mm f/4 G ED N is “fake”. This would be also the first time our poll is wrong: 2289 (48%) readers said the lens looks real (vs 1718, 36% for fake). […]

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