If you need a metal case...

[Shadowman]

...and a few lenses to go with it.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Pro...na:Retargeting

[IzzieK]

I saw this image a few days ago while looking for a lens to replace one I do not use much...mouth watering...and I wonder whether anniversary lenses are made sort of different from 'normal' lenses in some way or would it be the only difference is the name 'anniversary' added to it? I have a Tamron 50th anniversary version and it does not suffer the same flaws as the one normally sold of the same category. It is my favourite lens, too.

[Shadowman]

I saw this image a few days ago while looking for a lens to replace one I do not use much...mouth watering...and I wonder whether anniversary lenses are made sort of different from 'normal' lenses in some way or would it be the only difference is the name 'anniversary' added to it? I have a Tamron 50th anniversary version and it does not suffer the same flaws as the one normally sold of the same category. It is my favourite lens, too.

Hi Izzie,

The anniversary series has a metallic grey finish and matching serial numbers.

[rpcrowe]

Wow! Eight grand is a pretty hefty price. Especially when you can buy these three lenses at B&H for $7091...

Of course you would not get the "commemorative plate engraved with the serial number all three lenses share" or the metal case "Engraved with Nikon 100th Anniversary logo"

This might increase the resale value of the lens set but, I don't think that I would spend almost a thousand bucks for that thought!

If these lenses are so much better than the normal over-the-counter Nikkor lenses, then those OTC lenses are not worth $7091

[Shadowman]

Wow! Eight grand is a pretty hefty price. Especially when you can buy these three lenses at B&H for $7091...

Of course you would not get the "commemorative plate engraved with the serial number all three lenses share" or the metal case "Engraved with Nikon 100th Anniversary logo"

This might increase the resale value of the lens set but, I don't think that I would spend almost a thousand bucks for that thought!

If these lenses are so much better than the normal over-the-counter Nikkor lenses, then those OTC lenses are not worth $7091

Also, doesn't help your their cause if you already own one or more of the three.

[IzzieK]

That was exactly my question, are they better than the over the counter version? If the only point is is resale-ability, unless one have a ton of money to spare and think of the children they can pass this one on to, it is not worth it to have...Then there is the change of technology in the later years, like what happened in the film/digital era when one can hardly use the old lenses from film to digital. My Canon and Nikon lenses from the old days have now became paper weight.

[shreds]

Its just marketing....

The three are a great set to have and I find them useful dependent on the subject, most days.

Having had all three since they individually became available in the UK, I would highly recommend them but the colour or a number really doesn't improve your photography and that is what the differing focal lengths are about....getting certain shots to best advantage is.

Obviously aimed at 'collectors' with more money than sense. (Do LP records play better in orange vinyl than blue, green or black vinyl)?

The lenses are a tool, to be paired with an appropriate camera body, not something to put on a shelf and looked at.

[bralk]

Its just marketing....

The three are a great set to have and I find them useful dependent on the subject, most days.

Having had all three since they individually became available in the UK, I would highly recommend them but the colour or a number really doesn't improve your photography and that is what the differing focal lengths are about....getting certain shots to best advantage is.

Obviously aimed at 'collectors' with more money than sense. (Do LP records play better in orange vinyl than blue, green or black vinyl)?

The lenses are a tool, to be paired with an appropriate camera body, not something to put on a shelf and looked at.

They are special edition "decentried"