Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes its very hard for Nikon to make lenses. Which is why they are beating the pants off of right about everybody glass wise. With a fraction of Canon's resources; or Leica's classy price point; http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08070102nikonpcemicro45mm85mm.asp Nikon PC-E Micro 45 mm and 85 mm lenses http://press.nikonusa.com/lenses/ PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED Tilt/Shift lens ?1829 Also PC-E Micro Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED and a PC-E Micro Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D ED AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED lens ?519 IF / Nanon crystal coating. AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR ?599 VRII. http://press.nikonusa.com/2008/07/nikon_further_extends_the_nikk.php PROFESSIONAL ZOOM LENSES ENTER "PRIME TIME"? WITH TWO NEW NIKKOR LENSES THAT RIVAL PRIME-LENS PERFORMANCE Nikon Introduces the World's First 14mm Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens with a Constant f/2.8 Aperture and a Highly Versatile 24-70mm f/2.8 Zoom, Making Professional Lens Selection Easier Than Ever The AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens is highly versatile and can be ideal for a range of different photographic applications. Photojournalists can tell the entire story with a single shot, interior photography can be done without fisheye distortion, or a breathtaking landscape can be captured in one frame. The AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED is a highly practical and multi-talented lens that allows photographers to photograph anything from tight portraits to expansive landscapes with just one high-performance fast aperture lens. I am exceedingly excited about what Nikon is doing with glass. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:01:34 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Nikon D700 full frame > > over all i am happy that nikon is rolling out good bodies but on the > lens side these guys are way behind and when comes to primes even more > behind than canon > > there is no pro quality nikon prim lens in the line up and none in the > horizon, when u look @ canon, 24/1.4 35/1.4 50/1.2 85/1.2, is it that > hard for nikon to make lenses > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Chris Williams > <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: