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February 21, 2006

New Nikkor 105mm Macro VR AFS

It seems the rumors of an upgraded Macro lens with VR and AFS are true - Nikon has just announced the upgraded 105mm/f2.8 ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor; featuring the Nano Crystal Coat debuted on the 300mm/f2.8 VR AFS and the 2nd generation VR module that promises up to four stops of handholding. The lens has a close focusing distance of 12.2 inches (31 cm) throughout the focal range and a maximum 1:1 reproduction ratio.

Posted by covey22 at February 21, 2006 4:11 PM

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30mm/f2.8 VR AFS ?
How come I have not seen one of theses? Is this a typo? or am I geting exited over somthing that is realy out there somewhere?
I would love a 30mm f2.8 for my D2x as a standard lens fi.4 would be even beter

Posted by: Gary Austin at February 21, 2006 9:18 PM

Thanks for noting the error. We have corrected the text to read 300mm, not 30mm.

Posted by: Armando@Nikonians at February 21, 2006 10:29 PM

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