Category Archives: Nikon Lenses

Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 lens “back ordered” everywhere

By [NR] admin | Published: September 13, 2008

The Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8D VR G-AFS ED-IF lens is still/again back ordered @ B&H and Adorama. Amazon can sell you one for $2000 (ouch).  Check here for the latest Nikon lenses rumors.

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One bad and two good news

By [NR] admin | Published: September 7, 2008

Anonymous message to NR: “Please be advised that the “Otoji” concept as you refer to is no longer current. Although accurate, the project in this form was abandoned over a year ago. It was deemed to be too complicated for deployment. However, selected components and concepts are being introduced in a new system which is set for release […]

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Wrap up of today’s rumors

By [NR] admin | Published: September 3, 2008

Very busy day today. This is what happened in a nutshell (thanks to all readers that emailed us): I am still getting reports that there was a Nikon press conference in France on Sept 3rd. Anyone? “Nikon UK is pleased to announce the versatile Zoom-Nikkor AF-S DX VRIII IF-ED 18-165mm f/3.5-8G” – what is this […]

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3 new Nikon lenses confirmed for Photokina

By [NR] admin | Published: September 2, 2008

Today I got a confirmation on at least 3 lenses (released at Photokina): AF-S 50mm 1.4 G – replacement is coming (confirmed) AF-S 85mm 1.4 G – replacement is coming (confirmed) AF-S 70-200mm 2,8 VRII – replacement is coming (confirmed) No confirmations yet on the AF-S 28mm 2.8 and on the AF-S 80-400mm 4.5-5.6 (this may […]

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Gone Baby Gone again – this time is the AF 85mm f/1.4D IF

By [NR] admin | Published: August 31, 2008

Remember this post? The D80 disappeared from some Nikon web sites three days before the D90 was announced. Well, I have some news for you (thank you I.) – AF 85mm f/1.4D IF is gone in Australia:   http://www.nikon.com.au/products.php?categoryid=26   it’s even listed as “out of production, discontinued or no longer available in your country” – […]

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Thom Hogan: “Nikon’s next scheduled press conference on August 27”

By [NR] admin | Published: August 28, 2008

At that point I think we got confirmations from more than 20 different sources that there will be some kind of announcement next week (received reports were mainly for the Nikon D90). Here is what Thom Hogan has to say about August 27th (read the whole article to get a feeling of what he is trying to […]

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Lenses rumors are tough!

By [NR] admin | Published: August 28, 2008

I am getting all kinds of reports from around the world about Nikon lenses rumors and they are not consistent. All the information we got for the D90, D700, P6000 and even with the CoolPix prior to the announcement was consistent and clearly described the product before the official launch. We do not have the […]

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