Note: All Nikkor lens information can be found here, and is updated with new Nikon announcements.

2003 Nikon Announcements

July 22 -- D2h (new digital SLR body)
July 22 -- Speedlight SB-800
July 22 -- AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX lens
July 22 -- AF-S 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED VR lens
July 22 -- AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX lens

June -- Coolpix 5400
Feb 18 -- Coolpix SQ, 2100, 3100
Feb 18 -- Official announcement of AF-S DX 12-24mm lens
Feb 18 -- AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens
Feb 18 -- AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED lens
Feb 18 -- N75 (new 35mm body)

2002 Nikon Announcements

Dec -- AF-S DX 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED development announcement
Sept -- Coolpix 3500 (higher resolution 2500)
Aug -- Coolpix 4300
June -- Coolpix 2000, 4500, 5700
Feb 21 -- D100 (new 6mp digital body based on N80)
Feb 21 -- Coolpix 2500 (new twist-type body)
Feb 21 -- AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G
Feb 21 -- AF Nikkor 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6G
Feb 21 -- AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Feb 21 -- Speedlight SB-29s (adds another low power manual mode to SB-29)
Feb 21 -- Speedlight SB-30
Feb 21 -- Speedlight SB-80DX (long-awaited update of SB-28)
Feb 21 -- AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G shown at PMA (development announcement)

2001 Nikon Announcements

Sept 18 -- Nikonos V to be discontinued (availability of accessories through 2002)
Sept 18 -- MF Nikkor 45mm f/2.8P lens now available in black
Sept 18 -- Coolpix 5000 new top-of-the-line 5-megapixel consumer digital camera
August -- Coolpix 885 (basically a modestly enhanced 880)
April 25 -- Coolpix 995 (basically a modestly enhanced 990)
April 25 -- Coolpix 775 (basically an 880 with a 2-megapixel sensor)
April 25 -- AF-S Nikkor 400mm ED-IF II
April 25 -- AF-S Nikkor 500mm ED-IF II
April 25 -- AF-S Nikkor 600mm ED-IF II
April 25 -- TC-14E II
April 25 -- TC-20E II
April 25 -- New Gelatin filter holder set (clever holders for 3 inch [AF-3] and 4 inch [AF-4] gelatin filters)
Feb 5 -- D1X digital camera (a D1 with more resolution)
Feb 5 -- D1H digital camera (a D1 with faster frame rate, larger buffer)
Feb 5 -- FM3a SLR (the FM2n replacement)
Feb 5 -- AF-S Nikkor 300mm ED-IF II
Feb 5 -- AF Nikkor 28-80mm G
Feb 5 -- MF Nikkor 45mm f/2.8P
Feb 5 -- Speedlight SB-50DX (return of the SB-26 slave features in consumer flash body)


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