New nikon lenses announced.

[swifty]

Swifty, if you are referring to the Sigma, they haven't even hit the market yet. Sigma don't even have a RRP on their own website and the only prices on the net seem to put them ( speculatively ) at around the 1100 mark. Nobody has even so much as reviewed one (that I know of) but I am waiting to see what they stack up like when they are released.

Sorry for the confusion. That was a reference to Dulvaripretige's post about the price being $1029 which I rounded to ~$1k.
I'm just speculating that the Sigma version will be around $1500 AUD mark in my post. I know that there's little to no information about production samples of this lens but am just excited at the prospects of being spoilt for choice in the 85mm segment.

[doastler]

I so want this lens but I wonder how much better it is over the 1.8

[zollo]

And Nikon Australia wonder why people think they are backward.

A publicly available advertisement from http://www.nikon.com.au/productitem....381-25212782d6 saved as screen print a minute or 3 ago.

According to the Aussie mob it HAS vr.

the sreen capture only mentions vr for the 55-300, or am i not seeing it?

[I @ M]

zollo, the screen cap is of the 85mm lens product page.

In their haste to get the info on the net someone managed to include data for the 55-300 lens, looks like someone got over enthusiastic with copying and pasting and then forgot to actually read that which they had published.

[Tannin]

The 24-120 VR would make a great travel/walkaround/limited space kit on a D700. I've been thinking for quite some time there is a big hole in that focal range in the Nikon lineup. Now, hopefully it's as good as the Canon 24-105.

Just so. If it is any good (and I'll lay Sydney to a brick that it's excellent) the new 24-120/4 fills a really significant gap in Nikon's lineup, and takes them one step closer to matching Canon all across the range. Make no mistake, this is a major release. If in doubt, look at the very large number of Canon shooters here who list the equivalent 24-105/4 L IS in their sig, and ask them how much they use it. (Ans: lots!)

[BLWNHR]

If in doubt, look at the very large number of Canon shooters here who list the equivalent 24-105/4 L IS in their sig, and ask them how much they use it. (Ans: lots!)

My point exactly.

My girlfriend and I will be going on an OS trip in the next 12-18 months and this lens would make a perfect kit on the D700 that will be arriving soon. It will be no substitute for my staple 10-20, 24-70, 70-200 kit, but as a walkaround package I can't wait!

[I @ M]

Adam, after seeing shots + 100% crops from the new 28-300 as wide open as it gets at both ends of the focal length range ( NOT Nikon advertising photos ) it is also one heck of a good looking "cheap" walk around all in one zoom as well.

Not really my cup of tea in lenses but it does look impressive.