Nikon filed a new patent in Japan for a 1 Nikkor 10-30mm f/3.5-6.3 VR mirrorless lens (for 1″ sensor). There have been several Nikon 1 lens patents in the past few months:
- 70-300mm f/4.5-6 VR PF
- 3mm f/2.8 circular fisheye
- 9-30mm f/1.8-2.8
- 7.5mm f/2.8
- 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6
- 10-145mm f/4-5.6
- AW 7.2-13.6mm f/3.5-4.5
- AW 10-45mm f/4.5-5.6
For reference, here is the list of currently available Nikon 1 lenses:
- 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM VR
- 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM VR
- 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 VR
- 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR
- 10-100mm f/4.0-5.6 VR
- 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 VR
- 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 VR
- 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6
- AW 10mm f/2.8
- AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6
- 10mm f/2.8
- 18.5mm f/1.8
- 32mm f/1.2
The last Nikon 1 lens was introduced in March, 2014 (together with the V3). I expect new Nikon 1 products to be announced in the upcoming weeks/months – maybe before the PhotoPlus show in NYC that takes place October 22 -24 since Canon will have a new EOS M camera.
