The AF-S Nikkor 24mm F1.4 ED is a fixed wide-angle lens that gives a wide 84-degree viewing angle when used with FX shooters. Like the 16-35mm, this lens comes with SWM as well. The lens structure comprise 12 elements in 10 groups, with the minimum aperture being F16. The lens diameter is also 77mm.

The coeval consumer electronics market brings various widgets with different intricate and more sophisticated technologies to the fore. The period when televisions are black squatty rectangular boxes and broadcast only a scanty number of programmes have gone by. A great deal of evolution has taken place that has made the devices the smart ones induced with web-integration. They have turned out to be intelligent gizmos that can communicate virtually to a transmitter. They are the sleekest and slim devices with rose black or wine red or indigo blue body color.

One such novel television model is the Panasonic VIERA TX-P42S10B 42” Plasma Television set. This is not an exception to the previous releases of Panasonic whose looks were not much appealing. This television features an ordinary and not much captivating lustrous black edge but this Full High Definition model renders impressive high clarity pictures. Several of its other cogent features include the solid effectual contrast of 2,000,000:1, a sub field Driving processing of 400Hz, Brilliant Frame Development and many more. All these contribute to the ability of this television to cater a miraculous video performance. This Panasonic Plasma television has a shortcoming that it lacks the free view tuner and comes without Neo PDP panels, which very well makes it decipherable that the brightness and energy efficiency are pretty less than those high-end plasma panels. This light-weight television has a perplexing display measuring 1029 mm x 704mm x334mm.The most captivating aspect of this television is its wicked black levels that is as consistent as those of the high-end LCD monitors.

The stupefying audio effect of this television is one of its greatest assets. The Panasonic Full HD Plasma Television has the most distinguishing feature compared to the mid-ranged flat screen televisions. It does not annoy the viewers with noise and is free from distortion even at the loudest volume. There are several appurtenances namely the 3 HDMI inputs, complex video connection, camera slot, video connection, PC Input, Secure Digital image slot and the VIERA image viewer. All these add-ons overweigh its comparatively weaker performance. This decent plasma television gives excellent vision when mounted in a viewing space that is dim-lit.

Sony is living up to its new “Make. Believe” tagline by filling in yet another missing piece of the 3D puzzle. This time round, the Japanese electronics giant is launching its first 3D-ready A/V receiver in the form of the STR-DN1010. This sleek 7.1-channel kit features HDMI 1.4 3D pass-through technology for supporting 3D HDTVs and Blu-ray players, on top of high-resolution Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound decoding. Another unique proposition is S-AIR with wireless 2nd zone function which enables users to set up a separate listening room without the usual snaking cables.

Slated for the US this June, the midrange STR-DB1010 is surprisingly affordable at only US$500, too. We do foresee one potential problem. The HDMI 1.4 and 3D technology contradicts Sony’s earlier claim that all PlayStation 3 consoles will be 3D upgradeable. Both the original fat and slim models are using HDMI 1.3 chipsets which are not 3D-ready officially. For the record, Sherwood already announced its 3D-ready RD-7505 back at CES 2010, slating this for May

“It’s all right on schedule,” said Cameron during a Wall Street Journal interview. “We’ll do the Blu-ray and the standard-def DVD April 22nd, that’s our plan as of right now, and that’ll be pretty much bare bones. And then we’ll do a value-added DVD and a 3D Blu-ray in I think November sometime.”

Apparently Cameron spoke out of turn. A subsequent update from Fox Home Entertainment denied his release date statement, saying “3D is in the conceptual stage and Avatar will not be out on 3D Blu-ray in November.” The studio would not confirm any home video release dates to the Journal, which is owned by News Corp, of which 20th Century Fox, purveyors of Avatar, is also a division.

Since the Fox denial puts the Avatar 3D Blu-ray release date squarely back into the universe of conjecture, we’ll chime in with our own prediction: Cameron is right. Fox will capitalize on the box office momentum to release a “bare-bones” DVD and Blu-ray as quickly as possible, and April 22nd is Earth Day, which dovetails with the film’s pro-environment bent. We’re guessing both will include a 3D version in the old colored-glasses (”anaglyph”) style, like many current Blu-ray and DVD discs, and be mostly bereft of commentaries, special features and collectible figurines.

November will see the full-fledged “Special Collectors Edition in True HD Blu-ray 3D 1080p x2″ (or whatever they want to call it), just in time for the holidays, complete with blue body paint (thanks EngadgetHD), Neytiri mask with exclusive blue striped 3D shutter glasses, and a fiber-optic-veined Unobtanium centerpiece that looks like a miniature version of the Ayvitrayä Ramunong. It will also contain 2D and 3D versions of the film on Blu-ray, the latter in the new, full-HD version that utilizes the latest 3D technology, along with plenty of 3D special features. Price TBD.