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New Nikon Lenses Announced

bcf

Member
The 16-35 is again a biggie. Not for me, except perhaps for events. Surely not for travel or street. Bigger and heavier than Canon's 17-40mm f/4, the same approximate size as Canon's 16-35mm f/2.8. I think I'm done with Nikon.
 

Lars

Active member
Yeah pricing seems a bit through the roof for the 24. How much is the competition?

The 16-35 is a VR so no surprise that it's bigger.
 

tjv

Active member
Think this stuff is expensive, try buying the same f1.4 24mm in Leica M... B&H price: $6,495.00... Different mount and size, but in terms of performance I seriously doubt it's 3x better, let alone superior at all in real world use to this new Nikkor. Time will tell. If it's as good as my 24-70 G then it'll be a winner.
 

bcf

Member
The 16-35 is a VR so no surprise that it's bigger.
Yes, sure. But I was dreaming of something smaller, and rather 17-40 than 16-35. I think I will have to go on using my Voigtlander 20 and 40mm lenses, and my Nikon 28/2.8 AI-S...
 

ashrafazlan

New member
I thought the whole reason why one might choose an f/4 lens (besides the obvious price difference from an f/2.8) was for size. Now to me this 16-35 seems to be quite big..kinda defeats the purpose of an f/4 lens..
 

Lars

Active member
Think this stuff is expensive, try buying the same f1.4 24mm in Leica M... B&H price: $6,495.00... Different mount and size, but in terms of performance I seriously doubt it's 3x better, let alone superior at all in real world use to this new Nikkor. Time will tell. If it's as good as my 24-70 G then it'll be a winner.
I'm looking forward to reading reviews on the 24 - Nikon's engineers seem to have taken their time on this one. Being a modern design with all that that means in terms of CAD/CAM and materials, I'd expect it to match or beat anything else on the market WRT image quality. Anything else would be a disappointment.

As for mechanical build quality, that's part of what you pay for with a Leica lens.
 

Stuart Richardson

Active member
I really would like to see the results from it. If it is good wide open, it would be the perfect aurora lens for me. Now I make do with the Voigtlander 40/2 at f/2.8, or the 17-35mm at f/4. If the 24/1.4 is good at 1.4 or f/2, it will make a huge difference for the type of photography I do in the winter....
The price though is quite high. But if it is a quality lens, I would go for it. But Canon's version retails for 1700, and it has been around for 20 years, so I am not surprised the Nikon one is coming out at a higher price.
 

Lars

Active member
Maybe we'll see street prices in the US at below $2K for the 24.

It better be stellar wide open, otherwise what's the point might as well use the old 24/2.8.
 

David K

Workshop Member
This can't be good news for guys hoping to sell their 28 1.4 at $3k plus. Nice to see Nikon spending some R&D giving folks what they've been asking for.
 

Steen

Senior Subscriber Member
(...) Nice to see Nikon spending some R&D giving folks what they've been asking for.
Agree, David. And hopefully we will soon see some more new primes coming ... :angel:
Personally I'm waiting for an AF-S 4/400, or a AF-S 4/300 VR with a decent tripod collar. I'll buy whichever comes first.
I'm also in for a fast AF-S 85mm.
 

Lars

Active member
Agree, David. And hopefully we will soon see some more new primes coming ... :angel:
Personally I'm waiting for an AF-S 4/400, or a AF-S 4/300 VR with a decent tripod collar. I'll buy whichever comes first.
I'm also in for a fast AF-S 85mm.
Nikonrumors had a post recently about a possible 50/1.2.
 

Steen

Senior Subscriber Member
Now, that would be nice, Lars !
I already have the AF-S 1.4/50 G and I do think it is nice, but I expect a new AF-S 1.2/50 would be in a totally different league with ED (Extra low Dispersion) and aspherical lens elements, nanocoating and the whole orchestra. And of course specifically optimized for beautiful dreamy bokeh at wide open aperture :angel:


Here's an example of what the existing AF-S f/1.4 G version does at f/1.4 - not bad at all imho.

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Nikon D300 • Nikkor AF-S 1.4/50mm G • 1/320 sec. at f/1.4 ISO 200 • Capture NX



And a capture at f/5.6 (i have also just showed this shot in the Nikon image fun thread)

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Nikon D300 • Nikkor AF-S 1.4/50mm G • 1/400 sec. at f/5.6 ISO 200 • Capture NX
 
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tetsrfun

Guest
Being a modern design with all that that means in terms of CAD/CAM and materials, I'd expect it to match or beat anything else on the market WRT image quality.
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I just got a 'blad-Nikon adapter and those old Zeiss lenses, designed with paper, pencil and a slide-rule are amazing.

Steve
 

Mozbee

New member
I thought the whole reason why one might choose an f/4 lens (besides the obvious price difference from an f/2.8) was for size. Now to me this 16-35 seems to be quite big..kinda defeats the purpose of an f/4 lens..
Maybe! Here's the trade-off vs 17-35/2.8
weight: -9%
length: +18%
+ 1mm on wide end
+ VR
aperture: - 1 stop
price: at least -22.5% (based on MSRP and B&H for 17-35)
We can expect a larger price range with a lower street price on the new lens.

It depends where is the priority of the buyer! We need to wait and see how the corner to corner IQ is, where a smaller largest aperture lens may win.
 

glenerrolrd

Workshop Member
Nikon has found similar to Leica ..that for the very best lenses..photographers will pay quite a premium. The key is that the lens really has to perform in a meaningful way. For someone that uses fast wide angle primes ..the 24/1.4 could be THE must have lens.

Nikon is betting on a major drive into available light photography . When the D3S sensor trickles down into a smaller FX body ...then Nikon will have a clear advantage for available (low) light photography.

This is the lens I have been waiting for .

Not as impressed with the zoom as it seems they just got the size too big..again. Although I do prefer the form to the 14-24/2.8 which I have found unusable for street and travel photography.
 

Mozbee

New member
It better be stellar wide open, otherwise what's the point might as well use the old 24/2.8.
Based on the MTF, don't expect miracles in the corners!
The old 24/2.8 is not necessarily a strong performer in digital world! Some zooms set at 24 can beat it!
We'll have to wait and see the whole results before being able to make a good assessment.
 
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