Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15, 2.8/18 and 2/135 lenses for Nikon F mount announced

By [NR] admin | Published: September 8, 2016

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Today Zeiss announced the previously rumored Milvus 135mm f/2 lens and two other manual focus lenses (15mm f/2.8 and 18mm f/2.8) designed for Nikon F-mount DSLR cameras (full press release). The 2.8/18 is a newly calculated Distagon optical design. In total, there are now nine Zeiss Milvus focal lengths (see the picture at the bottom of this post). Shipping of the new lenses is expected to begin at the end of October 2016.

Technical data on the new Milvus lenses:

Pre-order / price info:

Few full resolution images can be found on flickr:

Additional information:

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Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens now shipping, new Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 lens announced

By [NR] admin | Published: September 7, 2016

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A quick update on two new third party lenses for Nikon F mount:

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Nikon 300mm f/2.8 FL VR lens patent

By [NR] admin | Published: September 6, 2016

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I have been reporting for months now that Nikon will slowly update many of their current tele photo lenses with a fluorite (FL) element (see the difference between Nikon’s fluorite lens and fluorine coating). You can see the initial list of upgrade candidates that date back to 2014. There has been several patents in the past for new Nikon lenses with fluorite (FL) element and the latest filing in Japan point to a new Nikon 300mm f/2.8 FL lens. Here are the details:

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Grey market Nikon D810: $1,999.99 (and yes, you can repair it in the US)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 5, 2016

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Grey market Nikon D810 DSLR cameras are currently available on eBay for $1,999.99 with free shipping (regular price: $2,796.95). This grey market D810 comes with a 1 year seller warranty. Nikon recently allowed certain grey market products to be repaired by authorized third party repair centers and the D810 was on that list:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #383

By [NR] admin | Published: September 4, 2016

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→ New price drops (an additional $100 off in most listings) for the Nikon D5500 and D7100 cameras and kits (set to expire on October 1st). There are also few new Nikon full frame combos/kits. The Nikkor 55-200mm DX lens is now 58% off.

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→ New Tokina lens mail-in rebates (rebate form available here).

Nikon investment in Pakistan
→ Nikon is keen to enhance their investment in Pakistan – it seems that recently Nikon is seeing expansion to emerging markets as way to make up for lower sales in the rest of the world (not that there is anything wrong with that):

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for August 2016

By [NR] admin | Published: September 2, 2016

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These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for August, 2016:

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Nikon DL cameras delayed “indefinitely”?

By [NR] admin | Published: September 1, 2016

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Nikon Germany told the popular website chip.de that the new Nikon DL compact cameras are delayed “indefinitely” and the hope is that something could be released before Christmas. Here is the German text:

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