I was at the PDN Photo Expo Plus show in NY on Thurs. They had a copy for display there. Very similar to the 24 1.4 in terms of build slightly smaller. The only input the Nikon reps had for availability was sometime in November. No firm date yet per the Nikon Professional Services reps.
Jack
allstarimaging wrote:
I was at the PDN Photo Expo Plus show in NY on Thurs. They had a copy for display there. Very similar to the 24 1.4 in terms of build slightly smaller. The only input the Nikon reps had for availability was sometime in November. No firm date yet per the Nikon Professional Services reps.
Jack
Could you play with it or was it in a display case?
I just got an email from Amazon tonight saying "Estimated arrival date: November 15 2010 - November 30 2010". I preordered very early, at 1:26am EST the night it was announced.
Thanks Brett. I've got my eye on that piece of glass, and am watching closely on the availability date. B&H last told me that Nikon had not yet given them a date yet, and everywhere I turn it seems nobody knows. Thanks for the insight.
Could you play with it or was it in a display case?
Nikon had all of their gear available for you to handle and to mount on to the various Nikon bodies. The 35 1.4 was slightly smaller than the 24 1.4 with basically the same design. Felt great and balanced very nicely on a D700. Off the top of my head I think it has a smaller filter size than 77mm. Other than that we'll see when it get's released how it performs. I'm assuming based on the reviews of the new 85 1.4 and the 24 1.4 it will be a very high demand lens.
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