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Archive for July, 2009

New Lenses and Bodies Announced Today

NIkon 70-200mm VRII

Nikon today announced 4 new products:

  • Nikon D3000: US$599.95 (new entry-level body, available Aug, 2009)
  • Nikon D300s: US$1799.95 (update to D300, available  Aug, 2009)
  • Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR II: US$849.95 (available September, 2009)
  • Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II: US$2399.95 (available November, 2009) – pictured above.

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New Nikons pre-order options

If you liked NR’s coverage of the Nikon D300s, D3000, 18-200 DX and 70-200 f/2.8 lenses, consider supporting this site by buying from those trusted retailers (same price to you). Pre-orders are first-come, first-served: Nikon D300s @ Amazon
Nikon D3000 @ Amazon
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens @ Amazon (only email notification at that point)
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  2. Confirmed: two new Nikon Lenses this Thursday
  3. Nikon D300s and Nikon D3000 confirmed

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Nikkor AF-S 70-200 f/2/.8 VR II

Last but not least today, we have the announcement of a replacement for Nikon’s aging 70-200 f/2.8 zoom lens.  This was always a disappointing optic on FX cameras, and this new version is a complete redesign, being slightly shorter but also heavier than the old model. VRII vibration reduction system is claimed to [...]

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