The Nikon booth at the 2015 CES show in Las Vegas

Nikon booth at CES 2015
This is the Nikon booth at the 2015 CES show in Las Vegas (the full schedule of events can be found here):

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Nikon D5500, Nikkor 300mm f/4, 55-200mm f/4-5.6 pre-order options

Nikon D5500 DSLR camera pre-order
Nikon D5500 pre-order options:

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Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens pre-order options:

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Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II lens pre-order options:

All three new Nikon products will start shipping on February 5th, 2015.

More pre-order options (including EU links) will be added as they become available. Check this post later for the latest updates.

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Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens sample images

© Robert Bösch | The image was shot using a prototype model Shutter Speed: 1/250" | Aperture: F5.6 | Focal Length: 300mm © Drew Gurian Shutter Speed: 1/250" | Aperture: F4 | Focal Length: 300mm
© Drew Gurian | The image was shot using a prototype model Shutter Speed: 1/640" | Aperture: F4 | Focal Length: 300mm © Drew Gurian | The image was shot using a prototype model Shutter Speed: 1/8" | Aperture: F4 | Focal Length: 300mm
Here are the official Nikon sample images taken with the new Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens (full resolution samples can be downloaded here):

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Nikon’s Phase Fresnel (PF) lens explained

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Nikon Phase Fresnel PF lens explained

Chromatic aberration compensation with the PF (Phase Fresnel) lens

The new 300mm f/4E PF ED VR (pre-order options) is the first Nikkor with Nikon’s Phase Fresnel (PF) lens – this is how they were able to get it so light (half the weight of the previous version) and small (as the rumors suggested). After last night’s announcement Nikon published a short article explaining the new lens technology:

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The new Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens vs. the old Nikkor 300mm f/4D IF-ED version

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A quick specifications comparison between the new Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens and the previous 300mm f/4D IF-ED version:
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Nikon D5500 vs. D5300 specifications comparison

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Next is a specifications comparison between the new Nikon D5500 and the old D5300:
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Specifications comparison between the three generations of the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6 lens

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Last specifications comparison between the three generations of the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6 lens :

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