Nikon officially announced the Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens. Here is some related info and the official press release:
In addition to the Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens, tonight Nikon also announced the establishment of their official presence in Brasil (as previously reported here). Full press release:
Adobe Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 are now available incl. support for Nikon D5100, tethering for Nikon D7000 and new lens profiles for:
| Lens Mount | Lens Name |
| Nikon | Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR |
| Nikon | Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED |
| Nikon | Nikon AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED |
| Nikon | SIGMA 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM |
| Nikon | Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR |
New version of iPhoto is also available.
Most of the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens specs are already know. This f/1.8G lens will have a new design with one aspherical element (the old f/1.8D version did not have an aspherical element) and it will also come with a lens hood and a case (with the old version those were optional).
Here is a MTF chart comparison between the new f/1.8G and the old f/1.8D versions (see all 50mm MTF charts here):
While waiting for the announcement of the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens which is less than 12 hours away, take a look at this Nikon D5100 teardown performed by Ifixit:
The Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens will be announced tonight (EST). I will post more details once I get in front of my computer. The lens will be the only new product announcement.
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I still have not received a confirmation about the previously rumored Nikon announcement on April 27th, which is very unusual. One of the expected new products is the already leaked Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens. My theory is that Nikon did not plan this announcement, but after the lens was leaked they had to very quickly organize the official release. This explains why nobody knows what exactly is going on. In any case, I will stay late tomorrow night. If there is an announcement on April 27th, all Nikon websites should be updated tomorrow (April 26th) around midnight EST.
