Updated list of expected Nikon lenses in 2010
- Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 – already released, in stock almost everywhere.
- Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 – already released, will ship next month (March, 2010).
- Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 – many reports on that lens
- Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 – the last rumor suggested that this lens could be delayed till 2011.
- Nikkor 100-500mm f/4-5.6 – this should be the replacement of the current 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR (there is a low chance that the replacement could still be 40-400mm instead of 100-500mm).
- Nikkor 24-120 f/4 VR lens (there is a small chance that this lens may not be with a constant f/4 aperture).
- Nikkor 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR (DX lens) – this will probably be the kit lens for the Nikon D90 replacement.
Note that this list is based on multiple tips, patents and just plain rumors I have accumulated during the past few months. I will be updating this list as we move along and I gather new information.
The bonus lens would be the AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.2G.
Update: several readers asked me about the Nikon AF Micro 200mm f/4D IF-ED and Nikon AF DC 135mm f/2.0D lenses. I have no reliable information that those two lenses will be replaced besides the fact that they have been listed as discontinued (or not available) for a long time: see this post from June 9, 2009 and this one from July 10, 2009. I also do not recall seeing any patents for similar type of lenses.
Nikkor 24-120 f/4 VR will be released this year
Aus der Gerüchteküche :-)
Nikon will announce a new Nikkor 24-120 f/4 VR lens (FX of course) this year. The Google translation said “soon”, but I have no idea how soon that would be. I got this info from one of the forum members I regularly follow on various Asian sites (mainly China and Japan). This time I will not post a direct link to the forum thread in order to protect their identity.
I would like to remind you that the first report about the new AF-S 16-35mm f/4 VR lens came from one of those sources on a Japanese forum back in September 2009! This was not a coincidence – this lens was hard to guess or predict unless you had some insider information (he/she/it even knew it will be VR).
I have not received any other confirmations on this lens yet and that’s why I will rate this rumor @ 75% probability.
There is also a word on the street about a new Nikkor 28-300 f/3.5-5.6 lens and even a new full frame camera in a small(-er) body but I am not sure about the reliability of the source.
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