Secret new f/2.8 DX Nikkor ?

Yiroooo    says:

Wow, this is making my head hurt.
Nikon may really have a new f/2.8 DX zoom...
Posted 3 days ago. ( permalink )

shhflights    says:

I don't think I've ever seen that camera either.
Posted 3 days ago. ( permalink )

PDX Social Butterfly    says:

maybe he takes 2 pics and makes them wiggle to look 3D. Google it, it's rad!
Posted 3 days ago. ( permalink )

Green Hocker    says:

That lens looks pretty worn for a prototype (paint chips on that lip and it's rubbed pretty hard near that area.)

It almost seems as if the second camera is mounted upside down next to it with that wingnut.
Posted 3 days ago. ( permalink )

AGrinberg    says:

Some kind of messed up stereoscopy?

That is very curious.
Posted 3 days ago. ( permalink )

jpfirth says:

Why is there a second lens?
Posted 3 days ago. ( permalink )

davidyuweb    says:

I remember seen him use this camera...
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Posted 3 days ago. ( permalink )

Mark Klukowski    says:

From the discussion it seems like it's to muffle the camera sounds. Having the second body upside-down would allow the shooter to shoot with the other body simply by flipping the box.
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

Princess Diablo says:

He said it was a 3-D camera. He also said not all the shots he took would come out - it was a bit finicky. I got the explanation yesterday but might have been too tipsy to care.
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

davidyuweb    says:

It is not the 3D camera. this is the 3D camera.


or this one


more info in here
www.3dculture.com/occ/index.htm



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Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

stargazer95050    says:

Two identical cameras & lenses makes a lot more sense for 3D than the odd combo in that box
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

pat mann says:

It looks exactly like my 17-55 zoomed to about 20mm - 21mm. It's probably just the cameras and lenses he has - he's got a 20mm or 24mm on the other camera, zooms to match as closely as he can. With photoshop he can match pretty closely.
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

h e r v e    says:

I asked the guy and he said it was for shooting 3D. I told him I was surprised that the lenses were different and he replied he was playing with different effects... I'm suspicious.
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

stargazer95050    says:

At nikonrumors someone had a more "CSI-kind" of look at the photo and apparently also ons a "old" 17-55mm les and his comment was

It’s not a current 17-55, which has 10 ft and 3 m lined up in the focus markings. This one goes [infinity](white), 10ft (yellow), 2m (white), [?](yellow)
It might be a 17-55, but it’s a new one if it is.
nikonrumors.com/2010/03/14/new-nikon-f2-8-dx- lens-spotted...

However there can be two slightly different 17-55mm versions as posted in a reply

Also the small visible portion of the viewfinder looks different from DX newer bodies.


The claims about 3D are not confirmed and shooting 3D usually is done with identical lenses/cameras. And doesn't involve the kind of secrecy this photographer exhibited. And "The Brides of March" is not a shoot typical for 3D unless you do close-ups of big boobs
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

wilsonlam @ {WLQ} Photography    says:

See! This is how rumors get started. When one carries a big black box with a small lens sticking out of it!
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

Josh Taylor Photography    says:

this is definitely the new 17-55 2.8 DX. which i have myself and i did a direct comparison and its dead on with it zoomed out to around 22mm.

im also pretty sure that the other lens is an older 35 or 85 1.8, i can tell by the size and by the focus ring. and he has a filter of some sort on it.
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

Ｎｉｃｈｉｙｏｕ−Ｓｏｄａ says:

this is DEFINATELY the CURRENT 17-55 2.8 DX
just LOOK AT THE BARREL CONSTRUCTION
LOOK AT THIS VERY CAREFULLY

excuse caps. it's just seriously LOOK AT IT. it's EXACTLY THE SAME meaning it's NOT A NEW LENS. it's THE CURRENT LENS
the guy who owns this rig. was probably trying to keep it out of sight because it looks quite weird and he didn't want to attract excessive attention.
the so called "Rumor" is bust. as THIS IS NOT A NEW LENS

also by looking carefully at the top holes on the box. i can see the metering mode switch on the prism. so it may be a D2X/D2Hs etc. or oddly a D3/D3s/D3X shooting in DX
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

basegrinder    says:

dude was a jerk. totally ignored me when I asked him about it. Maybe if I kicked his box it would get his attention.
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

Dany a Photographr    says:

I lol'd. The barrel looks too uniform in diameter along the entire length of the lens to be the current 17-55 in my opinion.
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

basegrinder    says:

there were a couple pretty cool video rigs there that I thought were cooler
Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink )

MARCO_POLO! says:

Maybe the box is an oversize 'chinese finger-cuff'?

oooorrrrr maybenot…


;]
Posted 32 hours ago. ( permalink )

Josh Taylor Photography    says:

dany, trust me, i brought my next to the computer and compared it exactly, its a dead ringer and for what its worth, i could personally give two shits why he has them in a shoe box !!!! hehehehe
Posted 30 hours ago. ( permalink )

WestcornerStudios says:

I think whats in the box is more of a secret than the lens. Probably the new replacement for the D700
Posted 29 hours ago. ( permalink )

stargazer95050    says:

D700 replacement using a DX lens ? Possible but less likely.
If there's a secret new camera inside, I'd guess it is a D300 successor
Posted 28 hours ago. ( permalink )

Green Hocker    says:

An aluminum frame with a snap-on nylon fabric front? I seriously doubt that box is used for muffling any camera noise. It looks like there is nothing inside to reduce noise. If that is in fact what he was using this for, it looks like the worst DIY approach ever.

This reduces shutter noise: www.soundblimp.com/nikon.htm
Posted 27 hours ago. ( permalink )

D80bert says:

if its a new secret lens why isnt this guy putting some tape on it to cover the lens infos?
Posted 27 hours ago. ( permalink )

Chimay Bleue    says:

I agree with Green Hocker. Wouldn't be an ideal solution for noise reduction.
Posted 22 hours ago. ( permalink )

Pero Neta says:

Guys? Why would someone try to hide a lens an keep the ring with the specs in plain sight?! Think about it! what he is really hiding is the CAMERA.
Posted 17 hours ago. ( permalink )

ercolano    says:

There are two of Nikons new mirrorless camera, with corresponding lenses designed for the new mount.

That is why hiding the camera shape is so important ;-)
Posted 13 hours ago. ( permalink )

FrederikHH    says:

Hmmm... why test a DX lens on a FX body? Maybe I'm wrong, but it's possible to see the side of the top part of the body. At the side of the flash mount there is a button, right?
Posted 12 hours ago. ( permalink )

FrederikHH    says:

Sorry, it can be a D2... my bad
Posted 12 hours ago. ( permalink )