New Tokina AT-X 16.5-135mm DX Wide-Range Lens

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

Tokina AT-X 16.5~135mm F3.5-5.6 DX

THK Photo Products, Inc., announces the Tokina AT-X 16.5-135 DX, is a 16.5-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AF lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C sensors.* This lens gives the digital photographer an ultra wide-range zoom lens that has the equivalent angle of view to a 25-200mm.   

This Tokina compact super wide zoom range begins at 16.5mm and offers the photographer a wider angle of view than most lenses in its class that start at 18mm. This makes the lens better suited for scenic and travel photography in addition to being a great standard lens for most general photography situations. 

The AT-X 16.5-135 DX’s optical design benefits from the latest advances in the industry. Three aspherical elements, one all glass precision-molded element and 2 compound elements yield high contrast. Additionally two Super-low Dispersion (SD) glass elements correct chromatic aberration.

The AT-X 16.5-135 DX has a newly designed high-precision mechanical zoom cam system minimizes play and eliminates zoom creep.

Specifications
Focal Length:16.5 – 135mm
Maximum Aperture:F/3.5-5.6
Minimum Aperture:F/22
Construction:15 element in 9 groups.
Coatings:Multi-layer coating
Angle of View:81° – 12°
Minimum Focus Distance:19.7 in. (0.5m)
Focusing system:Internal focusing
Macro Ratio:1:5.43
No. Aperture blades:9
Filter Size:77mm
Lens diameter:3.46 in. (84mm)
Total length3.1 in. (78mm)
Weight::21.5oz. (610g)
Accessories:Star bayonet hood (BH777)
Mount Availability:Nikon DX digital/CANON DX digital

Expected Availability: Nikon- June Canon- July 

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Busted

By [NR] admin | Published: March 21, 2009

At that point I can call the previous Nikon D400 rumor busted. Such HTML manipulations (not even photoshop) can easily be done and few readers have proved it:

 

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Nikon D500

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Nikon D400 is here?

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

Stay tuned for more – the screenshot is from Nikon Germany web site – I am still confirming this rumor with my sources and verifying its authenticity (Nikon websites were down yesterday):

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What we can see is CMOS-Sensor (15,3 MP), 6 frames/sec, ISO from 200 to 6400, Full HD movie mode…

Ok, this is the link: http://www.nikon.de/family/de_DE/categories/broad/318.html – the picture was submitted by a reader.

The D400 is gone, but the whole page still doesn’t load correctly. Most of the European sites still have hard time loading most of the images.

Please keep in mind that I still have not confirm this rumor – the picture could be fake.

As few readers have noticed, the D400 is not listed on the left menu which can indicate that this picture is fake.

Has anyone else seen this online?

(I will continue to update this post as I find more info)

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All Nikon Europe sites are down

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

…and have been down almost the whole day. What’s going on? Regular technical problem or new products are being added?

Update: false alarm, no new products were introduced – probably just a big screw-up for Nikon IT department.

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New Nikon EDG Fieldscopes with DSLR compatibility

By [NR] admin | Published: March 17, 2009
Update: B&H is now taking pre-orders on those new Nikon Fieldscopes – expensive!

Nikon continues to release DSLR compatible products. Few weeks ago we had the new Nikon Fabre Photo EX – a portable stereoscopic microscope that can be attached to a Nikon DSLR camera and now we have some new fieldscopes that can be attached to a DSLR or a Coolpix. I just don’t like the red ring on the front of those fieldscopes 🙂

For more info – visit the Nikon EDG website:
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RRP: TBC
Sales start date: Summer 2009Nikon is pleased to announce its new flagship range of cutting-edge premium, yet affordable, new EDG fieldscopes that offer first-class performance out in the field.The new EDG 85/85-A and EDG 65/65-A models incorporate legendary Nikon technology that provide users with unparalleled optical and mechanical performance. Nikon’s ED (Extra-low Dispersion) ensures chromatic aberration compensation and the phase correction coated roof prism provides high resolution for sharper, clearer viewing. Straight models, in addition, feature dielectric high-reflectivity multi-layer prism coatings for higher contrast than ever.

The compact, stylish design is waterproof thanks to the O-ring seals and nitrogen gas which ensure clear observation even under adverse weather conditions making the scopes ideal for a range of activities that include bird watching and nature observation.

Seven new compatible eyepieces have also been introduced making it possible to use the fieldscopes in a variety of applications under various climatic conditions. The newly developed zoom eyepiece especially makes for superior optical performance with minimised distortion and comfortably long eye relief (18.4-16.5mm).

• ED glass for chromatic aberration compensation
• Phase correction coated roof prism for high resolution
• Dielectric high-reflective multilayer prism coating on roof prism for the brightest view (straight only)
• Full multi-layer coating
• Bayonet mount with lock for eyepiece lens
• Waterproof up to 2m for 10 min., and fog-free – thanks to O-rings and nitrogen gas (main body and eyepiece joint is water-resistant)
• New and stylish design
• Three tripod mount screw holes provided for flexible mounting position
• Combination of Nikon D-SLR camera, Digital Camera Zoom Attachment FSA-L2 and EDG Fieldscope enables super-telephoto photography or digiscoping.

Key features – Eyepiece

• Seven kinds of new eyepieces for optimum optical performance
• Bayonet mount with lock for easy attachment and release
• Fully multi-layer coated
• Waterproof up to 2m for 10 min., and fog-free – thanks to O-rings and nitrogen gas (body and eyepiece joint water-resistant)
• Eyecup moves in and out at turn of eyepiece ring and stops at any of three positions with click useful for observation and digiscoping (except for FEP-30, FEP-25LER and FEP-20-60)
• FEP-30W features interchangeable soft rubber eyecup for observation and digiscoping eyecup for connection with digital camera bracket FSB series
• FEP-25LER has ultra long 32.3mm eye relief
• FEP-20-60: Long eye relief (18.4-16.5mm) Minimized distortion with aspherical lens
• Current Fieldscope eyepieces can be used with FS Eyepiece Mount Adapter EMA-1
• Many compact digital COOLPIX series can be attached to eyepiece of FEP series (except FEP-20-60) with digital camera bracket FSB series

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Réponses Photo magazine promises to reveal the mystery of the Nikon MX sensor

By [NR] admin | Published: March 17, 2009

Last issue of the French magazine Réponses Photo, in the Nikon PMA ’09 report section (page 10):

“Regarding the current buzz on a large format MX sensor, it seems to be more than a rumour now. We’ll tell you more soon…”

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Can’t wait to hear their story.

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New interactive website announced today – Nikon History

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

Check it out (click the ENTER button).

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Poland: 10% price increase coming at you

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

adimageI received some information that Nikon prices in Poland will go up by 10% on April 1st, 2009.

Sony is also raising prices in  the UK on April 1st by 18% (source).

This banner was on the main page of Jacobsdigital (UK) few days ago.
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Last post on the Nikon D400 book

By [NR] admin | Published: March 15, 2009

I did email Herr Michael Gradias (the author of the Nikon D400 book), but did not get a response. A reader actually called him yesterday:

“So, I called him yesterday evening as I promised above. We had a nice talk. When I mentioned the D400 after some time, he laughed. He has a NDA with Nikon, that was clear to me, but his work on the book is real so we may see a D400 in summer.”

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Photo Imaging Expo 2009

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

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Photo Imaging Expo 2009 will take place in Tokyo on March 26-29 and it seems that Canon will be announcing a new DSLR camera on the 25th. The chances that Nikon will be announcing something at the same time are slim, but we can still hope.

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