Rumors of a new DX lens: AF-S 16-85 f3.5-5.6 VR

On Dpreview you can find a thread about a new Nikon DX lens: AF-S 16-85 f3.5-5.6 VR – maybe one of these fake lenses but there are some indications that it’s not a rumor…

Thom Hogans new predictions

Thom Hogan has updated his site with three new articles and one of it is a prediction for Nikon 2008 – as always an interesting read…

Nikkor AF-S 24-70/2.8 review on Photozone

Klaus Schroiff has posted a review of the new high end lens AF-S 24-70/2.8 on his site Photozone

Nikon 24-70/2.8

Nikon still optimizing the D300 firmware

According to this thread at Dpreview Nikon is still optimizing the D300 firmware and we will have to wait further two weeks until we see high ISO images made with the D300 on Nikons site. If this it true, I wonder if they will keep their shipment shedule…

BTW,  for all those still hungry for samples from the D3, this thread also contains a picture made with the D3 at ISO1600.

Delivery dates for all the new toys

Today Nikon announced delivery dates for all the new toys (Nikon D3, D300, all the lenses), at least for Japan:

D3: November 30th
D300: November 23rd
14-24, 24-70, 400VR: November 30th
500VR, 600VR: January 2008

And Capture NX is free for the first 300,000 D3 and D300!