Comments on: New Primes Coming? http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/02/09/new-primes-coming/ Helping you figure out WTF Nikon's doing... D700x? D4? Rangefinder? Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:35:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deep Bokeh http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/02/09/new-primes-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Deep Bokeh Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:42:48 +0000 http://www.nikonwatch.com/?p=448#comment-360 I have read that article, but I don't interpret it the same way others have. If you just look at the quotes, it is not clear that the rep is referring to any primes other than the already-announced PC lenses and the 60mm macro. When he says, "these releases are a clear signal that we’re investing in new lenses," I don't think he is necessarily implying we will see more primes this year. Also, Nikon keeps pushing these tilt/shifts as part of the prime line up when clearly they are specialty lenses. The press release on the 24mm PCE stresses how the lens can be used as a regular prime on the D3/D300... if you don't mind f/3.5 max aperture, manual focusing, and a $2000 price tag. The only reason I can think of as to why they keep talking about using this as a prime is because they know there won't be an AFS 24mm f/1.4 anytime soon. Maybe the rep was more explicit in other remarks to the reporter, but it can't be inferred from the quote. I have read that article, but I don’t interpret it the same way others have. If you just look at the quotes, it is not clear that the rep is referring to any primes other than the already-announced PC lenses and the 60mm macro.

When he says, “these releases are a clear signal that we’re investing in new lenses,” I don’t think he is necessarily implying we will see more primes this year.

Also, Nikon keeps pushing these tilt/shifts as part of the prime line up when clearly they are specialty lenses. The press release on the 24mm PCE stresses how the lens can be used as a regular prime on the D3/D300… if you don’t mind f/3.5 max aperture, manual focusing, and a $2000 price tag. The only reason I can think of as to why they keep talking about using this as a prime is because they know there won’t be an AFS 24mm f/1.4 anytime soon.

Maybe the rep was more explicit in other remarks to the reporter, but it can’t be inferred from the quote.

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