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Big price drop on the Zeiss 15mm, 18mm and 135mm lenses after Sigma’s announcement

Just a few hours after Sigma announced their new Sigma 14mm f/1.8 and 135mm Art lenses, Zeiss introduced a big price drop on their own 15mm, 18mm and 135mm ZF.2 full frame DSLR lenses for Nikon F mount: Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2: $951 off Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm f/3.5 ZF.2: $400 off Zeiss 135mm […]

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

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 […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #354

→ The latest Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount is now in stock. → Nikon’s schedule for The Photography Show announced. → This is the Nikon booth at the 2016 CP+ show in Japan. → An article on ABC News Australia talks about worker exploitation. Nikon got a C grade.   → Few […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #353

→ New Nikon deals: D750 now comes with a free Audio Technica mic D810 now comes with a free version of Adobe Lightroom 6 Refurbished Nikon D5500 with kit lens is now $549 B&H offers free hard drives and other accessories with the D750 and the D810 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens open box available for $169.95 (orig. $216.95) […]

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Deal of the day: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount now $458.61 off

The Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount is now $458.61 off at B&H (with 4% in reward and free expedited shipping).

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Price of the new Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount: $4,990

B&H has now listed the price of the latest Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount: $4,990. For comparison, the 55mm Otus is $3,990 while the 85mm Otus is $4,490. Additional information on the Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens can be found here. The expected shipping date is February, 2016.

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Zeiss Otus 1.4/28 lens announced

The Zeiss announced a new Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens for Nikon F mount (ZF.2). Shipping will start in the second quarter of 2016. The retail sales price was not announced, but given the price of other Otus lenses, expect new 1.4/28 to cost around $4,000. Technical specifications (the lens shade is included):

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Zeiss just discontinued some of their DSLR lenses (ZF/ZF.2)

Cosina Japan announced the discontinuation (end of production) of the following Zeiss lenses with Nikon F mount (the ZF.2 models are currently up to $300 off): Zeiss Distagon T* 3.5/18 ZF Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZF.2 ($300 off) Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/25 ZF Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZF Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZF.2, ZF Zeiss Planar […]

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