
Pergear announced a new 10mm f/5.6 II pancake fisheye lens for Nikon Z-mount priced at $69:
Additional information on the new lens is available here:
Pergear announced a new 10mm f/5.6 II pancake fisheye lens for $69 (X/E/Z/RF/MFT/EOS-M)

Pergear announced a new 10mm f/5.6 II pancake fisheye lens for Nikon Z-mount priced at $69:
Additional information on the new lens is available here:
Pergear announced a new 10mm f/5.6 II pancake fisheye lens for $69 (X/E/Z/RF/MFT/EOS-M)

→ Don’t believe the clickbait. The Nikon Z7III won’t be released by the end of the year. The Nikon Z70 is coming in November (for now).

→ Choosing a lens with Joe McNally.

→ Sirui has two new full-frame autofocus lenses: 15mm f/1.6 and 24mm f/1.4.

→ Nikon Imaging Cloud has scheduled system maintenance on October 14th, 2026. I do not think this is related to a new product announcement. The Nikon Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens is expected at the end of October.

→ Nikon disqualified the winner of the 2026 Small World in Motion Competition for using AI.

Nikon will be busy at year’s end. The Nikkor Z 120-300mmf/2.8 TC VR S lens (see previous coverage) will be released next – most likely at the end of October:

Production of the 120-300 lens will be very limited, and wait times are expected to be long. The price is rumored to be higher than the NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens (currently $14,196.95 after a $500 rebate).
Several stores have already started taking pre-orders:

Here are some leaked pictures of the 120-300mm lens:
For now, the Nikon Z70 camera is expected in November, but the announcement can be delayed.
First, here are some coupon codes for photo editing software:
The latest photo editing software news:

→ Aftershoot’s latest update includes Cull to Target, Improved Highlights, and People Filters:

→ Aftershoot released Photon: a free RAW editor for macOS and Windows.

→ Affinity and DxO announced a partnership (no subscription required; DxO PhotoLab version 10.1 released – is a perpetual license):
“Your edit no longer stops here. Develop your RAW file in PhotoLab, then send it straight to Affinity as a native .af file, ready for pixel-level editing. RAW perfection on one side, creative freedom on the other. Affinity is free on Mac and Windows.”

→ Imagic is a new desktop photo software for Windows and macOS. It culls a shoot with AI (scoring every frame and grouping bursts and duplicates), then edits and exports the keepers in the same app. Photos are processed on your own computer and are never uploaded.

→ Adobe completed the acquisition of Topaz Labs (more info).

→ Skylum removed the portrait editor Aperty from the app. Aperty will be discontinued on November 4th.

→ Adobe updated their apps on September 29th:

→ Adobe now has a real reason to cry: ArtCraft built almost every App that Adobe makes using Rust.
You don’t have to be a paying member to get discounts from those brands
Via PhotoRumors


The 2026 5DayDeal Photography Bundle is now available. As in previous years, you will get a package of photography tools at a drastically reduced price ($1,500+ worth of pro-level courses, tools, and creative assets for $98).
Several different bundles are available, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to charities.


This deal will end on October 13.
Via PhotoRumors

Tamron announced the 20-40mm f/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062) lens for Nikon Z-mount, available on October 22.
This is the 13th Tamron lens for Nikon Z-mount:

The lens already exists for Sony E-mount:

Sigma announced a new 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount:
This is the 5th Sigma lens for Nikon Z-mount:

The lens already exists for Sony E-mount: