Tag Archives: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II details

By [NR] admin | Published: July 28, 2009

The new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II should have the following specs (from my previous post): Stabilization system VR II Nano coating New faster Auto Focus Weight 1540g (70 grams more than the current model) 209mm length (slightly shorter than the current model) Minimum Focus Distance: 1.4m (for the current model […]

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Confirmed: two new Nikon Lenses this Thursday

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2009

This is now a 99.99% confirmed rumor: besides the Nikon D300s and the Nikon D3000, we will also get two lenses: AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II Both will be improved versions of the current models. After all, there was a reason for the 70-200mm […]

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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 rumors will just never stop

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2009

This one is coming from Australia (this is an authorized Nikon dealer in Australia): Note the question marks – I am not sure if they are asking us or telling us about this new lens. This could also be a cheap trick to attract attention to their site. NikonRumors history shows that this same site was […]

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Are those the new new Nikon lenses?

By [NR] admin | Published: July 13, 2009

I do not know much about lens design. I went through all existing Nikon lenses and could not find any similarities. Of course such images are not difficult to be photoshopped. Those are supposed to be the lens constructions for the upcoming Nikon 24mm f/1.4, Nikon 35mm f/1.4 and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses: Click on […]

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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G gone also from BestBuy

By [NR] admin | Published: July 12, 2009

An email from somebody that works for BestBuy: “I work at a BestBuy in the digital camera department and I did a little research on the Nikon 70-200mm being phased out. Sure enough it is on its way out. Our warehouse is out of them and I cannot special order one for a customer if […]

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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G rumor (part 3)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 8, 2009

The Japanese kakaku board (here is a bad English translation by Google) is chatting about the new Nikon AF-S 70-200/2.8G II lens. The basic specs are expected to be: VR II Nano coating New Auto focus priority and manual focus priority Weight 1540g (+70g than Gen. I) Length 209mm, slightly shorter than Gen. I Closest […]

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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G discontinued (part 2)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 3, 2009

The Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 light gray version is listed as discontinued on the Japanese site mapcamera.com with the word “生産終了” which means “end of production”:

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