New AF-S Primes and Zooms Rumours - Will it come true?

[woolman]

I chance upon a Chinese website which seem to be rather confident (99%) that the following AF-S Primes and Zooms will be released/announced at the upcoming Photokina 2008:

AF-S 50mm f1.4G
AF-S 85mm f1.4G
AF-S 70-200mm f2.8 VRII

here's the link to the tranlated website

interestingly it also said there is a possibility that the following may also be released:

AF-S 28mm f2.8
AF-S 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 Lens 2 (VRII?)

but i remember Thom Hogan once wrote recently that it's unlikely that Nikon will release so many lenses since it has already released a number this year and Nikon usually does not release more than 5-6 a year...

so think this rumour might be true?

[longkangman]

Originally Posted by woolman interestingly it also said there is a possibility that the following may also be released: AF-S 28mm f2.8 AF-S 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 Lens 2 (VRII?)

Interesting....

[kairospix]

interesting indeed!

hope it's true!

but surely what's posted at the link below can't be true right? a 50th anniversary 50mm f1.0 in 2009?!? (plus many more!!!)

Click link here

[An drew]

Wow, so many dream lenses in G.

should be AFS 80-400

Originally Posted by woolman interestingly it also said there is a possibility that the following may also be released: AF-S 28mm f2.8 AF-S 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 Lens 2 (VRII?) but i remember Thom Hogan once wrote recently that it's unlikely that Nikon will release so many lenses since it has already released a number this year and Nikon usually does not release more than 5-6 a year... so think this rumour might be true?

[Randius]

Just wait and see. There should be no better timing this year to release the new lenses than at Photokina and that's just two weeks away.

[giantcanopy]

Eventually . Just gotta keep waiting

Ryan

[longkangman]

What 2 weeks compare with 5 yrs.

I do hope to see more G lens and pricing.

[ExplorerZ]

they should just keep the prime to non-G lens...
anyway, watever it is, hope the pricing remain or at least close to the current version.

[Override2Zion]

There should be a possibility i guess, but perhaps not within this year? Sound logical to implement AFS on the primes, at least they'll work for cameras without body AF motors. But again, purely speculations, it'll only be confirmed when nikon says it is No anticipation means no disappointment

[ortega]

akan datang

not much longer to wait

[Daedalus Trent]

cool stuff

But i wouldn't buy them
I'll stick to the cheaper camera driven ones (no mahnee)

[An drew]

Originally Posted by kairospix interesting indeed! hope it's true! but surely what's posted at the link below can't be true right? a 50th anniversary 50mm f1.0 in 2009?!? (plus many more!!!) Click link here

Also 400 f5.6 VR and 35 f1.4.

Originally Posted by ExplorerZ they should just keep the prime to non-G lens... anyway, watever it is, hope the pricing remain or at least close to the current version.

No worries, Nikon will probably continue to produce AF lenses like their popular AIS lenses. New G lenses will also probably help to keep non-G prices down as some people will switch over. Whatever it is, any new lenses is good news.

[Big Kahuna]

I also noticed lately there is a surge of people selling the above AFD lenses in buy & sell....do they know something that we don't?

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by Big Kahuna I also noticed lately there is a surge of people selling the above AFD lenses in buy & sell....do they know something that we don't?

Maybe we know something they don't. They've been bitten by the BBB virus that's why they are selling their old stuff to get new ones?

Hint: older film lenses don't perform well corner to corner on FX.

[Daedalus Trent]

Originally Posted by lsisaxon Maybe we know something they don't. They've been bitten by the BBB virus that's why they are selling their old stuff to get new ones?

selling lenses barely a month old for 'upgrading'?!

[u2nofear]

50mm 1.4f AF-S, what will be the size & weight ?

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by Daedalus Trent selling lenses barely a month old for 'upgrading'?!

Oh? They're barely a month old?

[Cheesecake]

nice.


ready to BUY BUY BUY!!!

[gymak90]

With more AF-S lenses, it will easier for Nikon to convince beginners to pick up D40/D60.

Time to break your piggy bank?

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by gymak90 Time to break your piggy bank?

shattered.