Update: this one is BUSTED! This is a PS job.
This just in: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR. Don’t know much about the origin of this picture, still working on it:
rumored Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens
The golden letters are inconsistent and the lens appears to be too thick around the mount. I am not even sure if this will fit on a F-mount – this it could definitely be a PS job.
Maybe after the release of the Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR lens, Nikon will deliver a full line of new f/4 lenses.
The time after an official announcement is usually very slow on rumors. I am busy on the background and have several updates pending for the blog and forum.
Since we are slow, let’s have another giveaway!
The winner of the previous giveaway is Camille Miller. Congratulations! The winner was picked randomly by one of the forum mods.
Today you can win this Nikon D3000 book by David Busch (bibliography). The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post. I will close all comments next week and will randomly pick the winner. Of course I still don’t believe in “US only” giveaways and I will ship this book anywhere in the world.
The same giveaway will be running also for Nikon Rumors forum members – you can enter each giveaway once (you can enter once on the blog and once on the forum – you just have to be a registered forum member).
I understand that the D3000 is not the ideal camera for most of the readers here, but I can assure you that you will like next week’s giveaway.
Fine print: The contest is void where prohibited by law. All taxes are the responsibility of the winner. NikonRumors.com is not responsible for anything.
Nikkor AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED:
Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
More pre-orders options coming soon.
What was fixed:
– Movie recording specifications have been modified as follows and an issue that, in some rare cases, caused movie playback to appear to have stopped has been resolved.
– When exposure preview is enabled in live view tripod mode, information + histogram display is possible, but the histogram is no longer displayed while movies are recorded.
– When the live view button is pressed with the Audio Video Cable EG-D2 connected, the image is displayed in both the television and camera monitor, but the camera monitor now turns off during movie recording.
The camera monitor turns on again when the Audio Video Cable EG-D2 is disconnected from the camera.
– Some simplified Chinese menus and help displays have been revised.
– When some memory cards were inserted in the camera, “CHA” was displayed in the top control panel and images could not be captured. This issue has been resolved.
First report on the new lenses from Bob Krist. Check it out (yes the copter shot is there).
AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR:
| Focal length |  | 16-35mm |
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| Maximum aperture | | f/4 |
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| Minimum aperture | | f/22 |
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| Lens construction | | 17 elements in 12 groups (with two ED glass and three aspherical lens elements, and Nano Crystal Coat) |
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| Angle of view | | 107° – 60° (83° – 44° with Nikon DX format) |
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| Closest focusing distance | | 0.29 m (1.0 ft.) at a focal length of 16mm or 35mm, 0.28 m (0.9 ft.) at a focal length between 20mm and 28mm |
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| Maximum reproduction ratio | | 0.25x |
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| No. of diaphragm blades | | 9 (rounded) |
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| Filter/attachment size | | 77mm |
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| Diameter x length (extension from the camera’s lens-mount flange) | | Approximately 82.5 x 125 mm |
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| Weight | | Approximately 680 g/24.0 oz. |
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| Supplied accessories | | 77mm Snap-on Front Lens Cap LC-77, Rear Lens Cap LF-1, Bayonet Hood HB-23, Flexible Lens Pouch CL-11 |
AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED:
Nikkor AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED:
| Focal length | | 24mm |
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| Maximum aperture | | f/1.4 |
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| Minimum aperture | | f/16 |
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| Lens construction | | 12 elements in 10 groups (with two ED glass and two aspherical lens elements, and Nano Crystal Coat) |
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| Angle of view | | 84° (61° with Nikon DX format) |
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| Closest focusing distance | | 0.25 m/0.82 ft. |
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| Maximum reproduction ratio | | 0.18x |
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| No. of diaphragm blades | | 9 (rounded) |
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| Filter/attachment size | | 77mm |
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| Diameter x length (extension from the camera’s lens-mount flange) | | Approximately 83 x 88.5 mm |
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| Weight | | Approximately 620 g/21.9 oz. |
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| Supplied accessories | | 77mm Snap-on Front Lens Cap LC-77, Rear Lens Cap LF-1, Bayonet Hood HB-51, Flexible Lens Pouch CL-1118 |
Full press release after the break:
http://press.nikonusa.com/ is down
Those are the full names of the two lenses for tonight: Nikkor AF-S 24 mm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 16-35 mm f/4.0G ED VR. Nothing else will be released.
