Nikon releases two new lenses...

The 24mm f/1.4 AFS...  should come in around $2,200..   Yes, fast glass is expensive

• A fast, wide-angle 24mm fixed focal-length lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4
  This lens is perfect for capturing scenes such as architecture, landscapes and narrow indoor spaces with incredible perspective at the wide-angle focal length of 24mm. As an wide-angle lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4, it offers superior optical performance demonstrated not only with handheld shooting under dim indoor lighting, but with large blur characteristics that make the most of this fast lens in images that exhibit dynamic perspective.
• Constructed with two ED and two aspherical lens elements
  A new optical design achieves an excellent balance between high resolution and aberration.
• Nano Crystal Coat significantly reduces ghost and flare
• Equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for extremely quiet autofocusing
• Offers two focus modes, M/A (autofocus with manual override) and M (manual)

And, the AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR

• An ultra wide-angle zoom lens with maximum aperture of f/4 through the full 16mm to 35mm range of focal lengths
• Built-in vibration reduction (VR II) offering camera shake compensation equivalent to a shutter speed increase of approximately four stops
• Nano Crystal Coat significantly reduces ghost and flare
• An ultra wide-angle zoom lens with an angle of view beginning at 107° and a filter attachment size of 77mm
• Equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for extremely quiet autofocusing
• Constructed with two ED and three aspherical lens elements for superior aberration compensation
• Offers two focus modes, M/A (autofocus with manual override) and M (manual)

Both should prove to be excellent tools.. but I am turning blue waiting for a few other items from the back rooms of Nikon..  How about an update to the Cream Machine, the 85 f/1.4?  Or, an AF-S version of the 80-400VR?  And, please Nikon...while I love my D3, can't you make me a D3 in Dx?  Please?

(images and text courtesy of Nikon..)