Mark Cruz, a Senior Marketing Manager at Nikon USA, made an interesting statement about the Nikon Z mirrorless lens roadmap, on a recent Adorama Live Q&A live stream, that many seem to have missed, myself included (thank you Broxibear!)
Mark Cruz said that after the Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 S release, there will be no more Nikon roadmap for future lenses:
The upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions on October 07, will auction a Nikon ED Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8 P IF lens. In 1996 Nikon offered the longest focal length of any zoom lens available for the 35mm format. A prototype was first used in 1990 at the Koshien Stadium in Amagasaki. After that, Nikon delivered these lenses to news agencies worldwide. Beginning in 1994 Nikon made this massive lens available to the general public on a build-to-order basis – presumably no more than 35 units were produced in total worldwide.
Estimated price: 80,000 – 100,000 euros.
Nikon Japan announced that the shipping date of the new Nikon Zf camera will be Friday, October 27, 2023.
The US shipping dates are currently listed as October 31st, while the European shipping date is still listed as October 12th:
Nikon released firmware update version 4.10 for the Z9 camera with a single change:
The new firmware update can be downloaded here.
The next Z8/Z9 firmware updates are expected in the first half of 2024.
Check out Steve Perry’s video on the new firmware update:
Nikon released two software updates that add support to the new Nikon Zf camera:
Nikon Japan placed a note on their website indicating that they received a lot of Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens orders and delivery delays are expected:
I have multiple Chinese sources reporting about an upcoming Nikkor Z 600mm/6.3 PF lens that is expected to be about the same size/weight as the existing Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF ED V R lens. The aperture could also be f/5.6 (unlikely). The lens is expected to be priced around $4,000. The weight should be approx 3 pounds (1390g). The official announcement is rumored for October 10th – maybe a development announcement? The lens is currently being tested.
Please note that I do not have reliable information about this lens – those are second-hand rumors coming from China.
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