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Nikon Announces Hot New
blog.wired.com - 2/9/2009
Nikon Announces Hot New
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Things in the camera world are hotting up before the PMA photography show in March, and Nikon has thrown another stick of dirty, reconstituted coal into the Offenheizung with the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G. Let me decode that for you. The AF-S means that it has a "silent ...
techon.nikkeibp.co.jp - 2/4/2009
Digital SLR Camera Fits Into Nikon's Microscope -- Tech-On!
— techon.nikkeibp.co.jp — Nikon Vision Co Ltd will release the "Fabre Photo EX," a portable stereoscopic microscope that can be fitted with Nikon's digital single-lens reflex camera for observation and photo shoot. The "NAS-L1 digital SLR camera attachment" is used to ... (more) Digital SLR Camera Fits Into Nikon's Microscope -- Tech-On!

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35mm F1.8 for DX? What is Nikon up to?
dpreview.com - 2/10/2009
35mm F1.8 for DX? What is Nikon up to?
— dpreview.com — Following the launch of its 35mm F1.8 lens, we spoke to Nikon to discuss why it has chosen this particular lens to address the commonly-cited lack of cheap, fast primes for owners of its D40, D40X and D60 DSLRs. Robert Cristina, Manager of ... (more) 35mm F1.8 for DX? What is Nikon up to?

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nikonusa.com - 2/9/2009
AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G from Nikon
— nikonusa.com — Fast f/1.8 prime NIKKOR lens Perfect for low-light conditions, travel, environmental portrait and general photography Engineered for Nikon DX-format digital SLRs Optical formula optimized for use with Nikon DX-format digital SLRs, rendering a picture ... (more) AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G from Nikon

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Boing Boing Gadgets:  Nokia's AF-S f/1.8: a fast, cheap lens for DSLR newcomers

Gizmodo:  Nikon's New DX 35mm f/1.8 Prime: The First Lens You Should Buy For Any DX Nikon DSLR [Lenses]

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Nokia's AF-S f/1.8: a fast, cheap lens for DSLR newcomers
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... good low-light shooting, and speed. From Wired: It's clear what Nikon is doing here. The 50mm lens has been hugely popular amongst the new wave of DSLR photography enthusiasts. It is cheap, it offers a fast maximum aperture and it is small. On a DX camera, though, it ends up acting like a 75mm lens -- perfect for flattering portraits but a little long for everyday use. Best of all, it's just $200. AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G [Nikon via Wired: Gadget Lab]

Nikon's New DX 35mm f/1.8 Prime: The First Lens You Should Buy For Any DX Nikon DSLR [Lenses]
Gizmodo — ... here, for around $200, you get a lens that's multiples faster at f/1.8 than, say, the D60s standard-issue f/3.5-5.6 cheapo zoom, that can shoot the limited depth of field for blurred-out backgrounds that are also impossible on the kit lens. Plus, you'll learn good composition about 10x faster with a prime than you would with a zoom. So, in short, if you have a low-end Nikon DSLR with only a kit lens, make this your next purchase. [Nikon Product Page via BBG & Wired] ...

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