Today Nikon announced two new lenses that have been rumored for weeks:
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR
As previously reported, today Nikon announced that total production of Nikkor lenses for interchangeable lens cameras reached 70 Million:
Nasim Mansurov posted on his blog a list of Nikon D400 specifications that he received from a good source.
At that point I have no reliable information on the D400 and I am not sure if this camera will make sense if Nikon upgrades the D7000 and releases a low priced full frame DSLR (D600). Keep in mind that the D5100 is also due for a refresh, that means that Nikon will have to announce another four DSLR cameras by the end of the year (D400, D600, D7100 and D5200), in addition to the D4 and D800. I still believe that one of the DX DSLR lines will be discontinued, the question is which one. The D3200 already has a 24MP sensor and there are not many upgrade options left for another three DX models, unless we end up with four 24MP DX DSLRs which is highly unlikely (the D600 is also rumored to have a 24MP full frame sensor). We will have an interesting summer ahead of us.
Nikon D400 specs:
BestBuy appears to have Nikon D800 in stock right now. The estimate arrival time is 1 day. BestBuy have displayed wrong in-stock information in the past and have also canceled pre-orders. As aways, buyer beware.
Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR
Nikkor AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Update: The initially reported June 28th date is actually the release/on-sale date for the two new lenses according to digicame-info, the announcement should happen earlier.
According to digicame-info.com, Nikon will announce their new 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 and 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses on June 28th, 2012. The previously rumored June 15th announcement will probably be for the 70 million Nikkor lenses milestone.
Nikon will soon mark their 70 million Nikkor lenses milestone. It took Nikon 6 months to produce 5 Million lenses in 2011 (65 Million lenses were announced in October 2011; the 60 million milestone was in April, 2011). The official press release will probably come out with the new Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR full frame lens, maybe this Friday.
“D800 D800E is, after the date of announcement of February 07, 2012, received a reservation far beyond the expected in the whole world, we can not keep up with continued production status to your order. Sorry to our customers has been very inconvenience. I will strive to continue intensive production, thank you for your understanding.”
