Thursday, June 14, 2012

Nikon announces AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G ED VR and AF-S Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR

Nikon just announce AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G ED VR and AF-S Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR lens to the world. The 24-85mm is a good budget lens for FX camera while the 18-300mm lens is world's highest zoom ratio lens (16.7x).


The 24-85mm lens’ has built-in Vibration Reduction (VR) technology and features Auto Tripod detection which recognizes when the camera is mounted on a tripod, even during HD video recording, to help deliver specialized VR correction.

The lens construction of the 24-85mm VR lens consists of 16 optical elements in 11 groups with one Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass element, three aspherical lens elements and a seven rounded blade diaphragm.

The AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G ED VR lens will be available at the end of June 2012 for the suggested retail price (SRP) of $599.95 (Approximately RM1800).


The construction of the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens consists of 19 optical elements in 14 groups with three Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass elements that effectively minimize chromatic aberration, even at the widest aperture settings, and three aspherical lens elements that virtually eliminate aberrations at wide aperture settings.

The new lens also incorporates a nine rounded blade diaphragm to help achieve a natural looking dramatic separation between subject and background. It has dedicated zoom lock switch which secures the lens barrel at its minimum length and will prevent the lens from sliding during transportation. Additionally, the 18-300mm VR lens is ideal for capturing close-ups with great detail, as it offers a 1.48 ft. minimum focusing distance at 300mm, as well as a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:3.2X.

The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens will be available at the end of June 2012 for the suggested retail price (SRP) of $999.95 (Approximately RM3000).

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