The old Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D ED lens is expected to be replaced next week
Nikon will announce their new Nikkor AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED full frame lens on January 29th (± 1 day). I am still not certain if the new Coolpix cameras will also be announced next week or later in February. Here are some additional 18-35mm f/3.5–4.5G ED specs:
Nikon UK published this notice regarding the compatibility of the latest Nik Color Efex Pro version with Nikon Capture NX 2 software (Google purchased Nik software in September 2012):
On January 28, 2013 Nikon will launch a new online image sharing and storage website called “Nikon Image Space“. You will get 2GB of free storage, improved usability, greater performance and collaboration with social networking sites. Existing myPicturetown accounts will be automatically transferred to the new Nikon Image Space.
The retailer Bing Lee, who has a significant presence in Australia, lists the Nikon D7000 as “discontinued and no longer available for sale” on their website. I expect more stores to start marking the D7000 as discontinued in the upcoming weeks/months as we get closer to its replacement. The D7000 is currently on sale with a $300 instant rebate and a bunch of accessories for free. As of today, I do not have any reliable information for a potential D7000 replacement, which means that most likely the new camera will not be announced for the 2013 CP+ show at the end of this month.
For some reason this post comparing the Nikon D5100 and D5200 specifications did not get published few weeks ago. Sorry for the delay:
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DxOMark published their test results for the Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens ($496.95 vs. $1,649 for the f/1.4 version) which received the highest score in the current DxOMark database:
“With an Overall DxOMark Lens Metric Score of 35 the Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G is the best 85mm lens in the DxOMark database and well exceeds the average DxOMark Overall Score of 28 for this type of lens.”
