Discontinued Lenses

[digitor]

According to this page at Nikon Europe, Nikon is discontinuing quite a few lenses, including the 50/1.8D.

Get 'em while you can!

http://www.europe-nikon.com/family/en_GB/categories/broad/257.html

Cheers

[padey]

My only beef with Nikon is their approach to updating lenses. It would be nice if they ever got around to updating them!

28, 50, 85 f1.4s & 105, 135 f2 - should all be AFS!

[Jeko70]

It is sad,
Sad because from "Heavy" Metal and Pure "Crystal" Glass they are going to plastic/polycarbonate and cheap glass.

Fab

[sirhc55]

There are some classics being discontinued including the 85mm f/1.4 and the 200mm f/4 - so, prices will rise as they become scarce - buy now!

[gstark]

Chris,

Indeed. I think a fair few will be sorry to see the passing of the 85 1.4 - one of the nicest lenses ever made.

[digitor]

The 85/1.4 pictured is the MF AIS version - I assume this means they're still going to make the AF-D.

Cheers

[spada]

There are some classics being discontinued including the 85mm f/1.4 and the 200mm f/4 - so, prices will rise as they become scarce - buy now!

Hi
Just got my MF AIS 85 f1.4 for $US260, paid for it already, end of year I'll come back to get it or if my brother come here he'll bring it to me

[digitor]

Hi
Just got my MF AIS 85 f1.4 for $US260, paid for it already, end of year I'll come back to get it or if my brother come here he'll bring it to me

Hi Spada,

Don't you already have the AF 85/1.4?

Cheers

[spada]

Hi
Just got my MF AIS 85 f1.4 for $US260, paid for it already, end of year I'll come back to get it or if my brother come here he'll bring it to me

Hi Spada,

Don't you already have the AF 85/1.4?

Cheers

I've had the AFD since 2005 Aniversary Weekend bargain , but my second Brother had an olympus E1 with nikon adaptor ( Manual only ) , i buy it for him .This is the only way to stop him using mine all the time

[MCWB]

I don't think this is very big news. Didn't Nikon announce relatively recently that they would stop production of all manual focus lenses in the near future? Pretty much all the lenses there are either MF, or AF ones that have been replaced with a newer AF-S/VR/DX variant or similar lens.

The notable exeptions are the AF 28 f/1.4 and AF 50mm f/1.8 D. Surely the 50 mm will get either an AF-S or VR upgrade, but who knows about the AF 28 f/1.4?

[davidkelly]

My complaint about Nikon is that they have decided that some DSLR lightmeters will not work with lenses which do not have any electronics, thus forcing me to buy new AF lenses.
My AF film camera's metering will work with non-electronic lenses, but only with centre-weighted averaging. There is no reason why matrix metering should not work, except that Nikon has decided that.
Nikon could have made all metering modes work with all lenses if they wanted to, but they don't.
If someone else made a cheap DSLR camera with full metering that worked with any lens and the Nikon mount, I would buy that one, not Nikon.
Dave Kelly.

[Yi-P]

I've heard rumours about Nikon discontinuing the 50mm f/1.8D few months ago, now they've finally made the officials.


My guess is next coming up is a AF-S 50mm f/1.8G and probabbly an AF-S 50mm f/1.4G VR.

Prices wont be promising as the 50/1.8D I suppose, grab yours before its tooo late!!


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For the 28/1.4, maybe a DX version coming up next? AF-S 18mm f/1.4G?

[Justin]

a 50mm VR? that would be interesting it would certainly be the smallest VR lens.

[Yi-P]

Look at the 105VR micro, it aint small by being a prime compared to its older brother the 105/2.8D its WAY TOO FAT

[elffinarts]

dammit - the 28mm f/1.4D AF was to be my next purchase and I was going to wait till after I'd saved for a D200. ouch