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

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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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G discontinued?

By [NR] admin | Published: July 1, 2009

From dpreview: “My dealer says they cannot buy the 70-200mm 2.8 VR from Nikon anymore.” The Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G lens is probably the most speculated lens in the whole Nikon product line. Can someone confirm this report?

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