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I love this site. If you have never visited PhotoZone, head over there now. They have posted their review of the new Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens (available at Amazon and B&H Photo). Nikon announced this lens earlier this fall along with the D3 and D300.

The Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED exceeds the already very good performance of its predecessor. The center quality is nothing short of outstanding matching or beating the resolution of a 10mp APS-C sensor. (more…)

Popular Photography Magazine has released their review of the new Nikon D300 dSLR (available at Amazon). Let’s just say that they liked it:

…But what (Nikon has) on the inside pushed the D300 to new performance records in the Pop Photo Lab:

• It’s the first DSLR to earn an Excellent image quality rating from ISO 200 all the way up to ISO 3200.
• It sports the fastest (and most sophisticated) AF we’ve tested so far. (more…)

Amazon has the Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens available now for pre-order. Makes a pretty good combo with the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens for under $400. You can check it out over at the dSLR Dad Amazon Store.

Nikon USA has released an update to it’s Capture NX software. You can download it here.

Content Description / Modifications: (more…)

INCLUDES THE BENEFITS OF VIBRATION REDUCTION IN A COMPACT AND AFFORDABLE ZOOM

MELVILLE, N.Y. (November 19, 2007) – Nikon Inc. today introduced the new versatile AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens that offers Nikon’s proprietary Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to help consumers snap sharper photos than ever before, even while shooting handheld. Compact and lightweight, this affordable lens is an optimum lens to use with Nikon DX-format digital SLR cameras and is the ideal focal length as a “first lens” to faithfully capture life’s day-to-day moments, or a welcome addition to a Nikon D-SLR photographer’s already-established lens assortment. (more…)

Press Release (available here):

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new 10mm F2.8 EX DC FISHEYE HSM lens.

• Fisheye lens designed specifically for APS-C digital SLR cameras
• Available in Nikon (Amazon, B&H Photo), Canon (Amazon, B&H Photo), and Sigma (Amazon) lens mounts
• 13.5cm minimum focusing distance and 1:3.3 maximum magnification allows close up photography
• Equipped with HSM allowing full-time manual focus override (more…)

Oh boy, now this is what dSLR Dad’s with APS-C sensors have been looking for. A fisheye lens that can provide a true 180 degree field of view on a Canon EOS 40D or Nikon D200.

* The first 180 degree circular fisheye lens designed specifically for APS-C size digital SLR cameras
* Fast F2.8 maximum aperture making it ideal for low light photography
* Minimum focusing distance of 13.5cm and a maximum magnification of 1:6
* SLD glass minimizes color aberration
* Equipped with HSM with full-time manual focus override (more…)