ShunCheung Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 <p>Nikon is announcing two new wide angle lenses, both fit the FX format and of course can also be used on DX:</p> <ul> <li>24mm/f1.4 AF-S</li> <li>16-35mm/f4 AF-S with VR</li> </ul> <p>Both lenses use 77mm front filters.</p> <p>You can read photo.net's preview here: <a href="http://www.photo.net/equipment/nikon/new-fx-wideangle-lenses/preview/">http://www.photo.net/equipment/nikon/new-fx-wideangle-lenses/preview/</a></p> <BR> <ul> <li>Nikon USA's link to the 24mm/f1.4 AF-S: <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Camera-Lenses/2184/AF-S-NIKKOR-24mm-f%252F1.4G-ED.html">http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Camera-Lenses/2184/AF-S-NIKKOR-24mm-f%252F1.4G-ED.html</a></li> <li>Nikon USA's link to the 16-35mm/f4 AF-S: <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Camera-Lenses/2182/AF-S-NIKKOR-16-35mm-f%252F4G-ED-VR.html">http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Camera-Lenses/2182/AF-S-NIKKOR-16-35mm-f%252F4G-ED-VR.html</a></li> </ul> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 <p>Finally ... after all the groaning and moaning ... it is a reality. 2 ASPH elements and 2 ED with AF-S ... sounds like a winner to me. MTF is equally impressive.</p> <p>I do not see a product availability date. Any ideas?<br /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 <p>The new lenses should be available in March.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 <p>BTW, yours truly has created a brand new spanking Flickr group just for this lens. Feel free to join.<br> http://www.flickr.com/groups/nikkor24mmf14/</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaymondC Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 <p>I was waiting for the 24/1.4, I wonder what would happen to the 28 1.4 lens??</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 <blockquote> <p>I was waiting for the 24/1.4, I wonder what would happen to the 28 1.4 lens??</p> </blockquote> <p>It will now need a Federal bailout. :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>This will put an end to the whacky values of the 28/1.4.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two23 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>The big news is Nikon seems to have finally begun cranking out f4 VR zooms. Those are their real need-- a mid priced line of lenses that support FX. They will sell a ton of them.<br> Kent in SD</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw63 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>But $1300 for an f4 , X2 , zoom ? I suppose it's a wide angle zoom, but ... ouch.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two23 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>Better than the "standard" price for Nikon's f2.8 zooms--$1,800! A $500 discount and they throw in VR for free! LOL. Or consider the other lens announcement. Is $2200 for a 1x zoom a better deal? And, no VR either.</p> <p>Kent in SD</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_chang2 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>Does Nikon make any lens for the FF for less than $1,000? Gee ... For those who want to "upgrade" to the FF system, the price tag for its lens is something to think about before one makes the switch.<br> <br> The 16-35/4 is a huge and very expensive lens as compared to the 18-35/3.5-4.5. Is the new lens so much better than the old one?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshloeser Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>How on earth could you have VR with a 24mm lens? That would be silly. </p> <p>Kent, must you continue your anti-primes campaign in every thread or discussion that remotely allows for it?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourboncowboy Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>I bet all those who bought the 28 1.4 recently will be mad as hell. Their investment just depreciated by half.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmm Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>Well said Josh</p> <p>I for one can't wait to buy the new 24mm</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanmike Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p><em>"Does Nikon make any lens for the FF for less than $1,000? Gee ... For those who want to "upgrade" to the FF system, the price tag for its lens is something to think about before one makes the switch."</em></p> <p>The AF-S 70-300 VR is FF, very good for the money, about $500 US.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_stockdale2 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>24mm is a favorite focal length for me. But I'd rather have had f2 in a more compact size.</p> <p>f1.4 lenses are no brighter or easier to focus than f2 lenses.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshloeser Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>John, they have to be brighter on some level. It's a wider aperture, after all.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_hooper1 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>Wow 16-35mm f4! I love that focal range. If the reviews are decent, I think this lens will soon be replacing the Nikon 18-70mm f3.5-4.5 in my camera bag.</p> <p>Thanks for the heads-up Shun.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>I too think f2 would be the best size, price, brightness compromise. F4 is a little slow, f1.4 is too expensive and big/heavy and I rather get a zoom at f2.8...so yeah, f2 would do especially these new cams with okay iso 3200.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>I would say both of these lenses are very much expected. As we discussed in the following thread yesterday: <a href="http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00ViJu">http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00ViJu</a>, a set of high-quality f4 zooms is clearly missing in Nikon's line up. I actually wrote to Nikon about that a month ago, but of course these lenses have been in the works for a while. Nikon Japan even discussed about introducing this type of lenses as quoted in the interview.</p> <p>Clearly the 85mm/f1.4 should be the next one to update, and hopefully some 70-200mm/f4 AF-S VR and something like a 24-70mm/4 or 24-105mm/f4 AF-S, perhaps with VR, will be available later on this year. I do find the 24-70 range a bit too restricted on FX and the current 24-120mm f5.6 AF-S is not acceptable. If going down to f4 means Nikon can introduce a 24-105 similar to the Canon lens, that will certainly be welcome.</p> <p>What surprised me was that Nikon put VR onto the 16-35mm/f4. That is a first for having VR on a lens that is entirely a wide angle in the zoom range.</p> <p>Another surprise is that apparently there will be no DSLR body announcement for this PMA, despite all sorts of rumors from the usual suspects; some even had model numbers. I was under photo.net's non-disclosure agreement with Nikon so that I could not comment on those rumors, but it was amusing to read all sorts of false information on the web.</p> <p>Finally, it will be interesting to see whether the ridiculous price for the used 28mm/f1.4 AF-D will collapse now a replacement is finally announced, four years after the 28mm was discontinued.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acarodp Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <blockquote> <p>Does Nikon make any lens for the FF for less than $1,000? Gee ...</p> </blockquote> <p>Uh? are you joking or what? 35/2 50/1.4 50/1.8 85/1.8 just spring to mind (because I have them), and they are all very, very good lenses. Then 20/2.8, 24/2.8, 18-35, 24-120, 70-300, 60 micro, 105 micro, and even the great 105/2 DC should be below 1000 (it is below 1000 euros here)...<br> And since we are at it, the 12-24 DX is less than 1000 and<a href="../photo/10562034&size=lg"> works quite decently on FX between 20 and 24</a> . Not that I would suggest to buy it for FX of course, but since I have it, I'm happy it works.</p> <p>So yes, they make FX lenses below 1000 dollars / euros.</p> <p>L.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose_angel Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>I`m excited. This are really tempting lenses, now we Nikon <em>amateur</em> users start to have good lenses to choose... Great!<br /> I feel the door is opened... no mist in the horizon... a sunny daybreak...<br /> Mmmm, a pro-grade 16-35/4VR... I never thought in something like this... it could be VERY interesting...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose_angel Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <blockquote> <p>Wow 16-35mm f4! I love that focal range. If the reviews are decent, I think this lens will soon be replacing the Nikon 18-70mm f3.5-4.5 in my camera bag.</p> </blockquote> <p>And for FX users, the 17-35, 14-24... and probably many 24-70s could be left at home with this new lens. As you say, just wait to know if performance is on pair.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_symington1 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>These two lenses are the most exciting ones Nikon have released in years - much more so even than the 14-24mm and the 24-70mm. I am keen to hear the results of the first tests.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 <p>I was initially excited for the 24/1.4 but if that $2200 price is true, that's obscene.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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