Meike officially announced the previously reported 50mm f/1.8 full-frame autofocus lens Nikon Z-mount. The new lens is currently in stock at the website (international shipping available) and should be available soon at the Meike Amazon store.
Additional information:
A new Nikon MB-N14 battery pack was registered in Asia with the Korean National Radio Research Agency:
My guess is that the Nikon MB-N14 battery pack is for the upcoming Nikon Z6III camera. Here are the currently available Z battery packs:
Thanks Matt_007 and all the other readers that sent me the info.
Here is a screenshot of an invitation to a Nikon Wedding Photography Summit 2024 in Lanzarote that was found by a reader:
I am not sure about the exact dates for the event. There is no information about such a summit anywhere on the Nikon website or social media. I will not post the original source of the invitation because they can get in trouble for violating a Nikon NDA.
→ New: Renice 600GB CFexpress Type B memory card for $499.
→ The previously leaked Godox Xnano TTL wireless flash trigger for Nikon is now officially announced.
→ The previously reported DJI Mic 2 is now officially announced.
→ Capture One Pro version 16.3.4 released with Nikon Zf support and other improvements to AI Masks and Styles, support for other cameras and lenses, as well as some bug fixes.
The Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens ($2,496), an astrophotographer’s dream by Dominique Dierick:
The Nikon event is Lanzarote is/was real and this was confirmed by several sources, including my least favorite website PetaPixel – they recently published an article titled “Despite the Rumors (and Jokes), Nikon is Not Announcing the Z6 III“. Now, if they know what is coming next from Nikon, they would be breaking their NDA by making this statement. If they don’t know what is coming, then why would they publish this nonsense, especially given their own claim that they do not like to report on rumors:
Hypocrisy:
Petapixel: “Rumors are Bad for Photography and I’m Tired of Pretending They’re Not”https://t.co/L8795aaFIm
PetaPixel covering rumors:https://t.co/jmbeHvuJ9M
— Nikon Rumors (@nikonrumors) September 20, 2023
The Nikon brochures for the 2024 CP+ show have already been printed and there is a new camera according to this post on Chinese social media made by someone with an IP address from Japan (the Chinese government enforces all social media platforms to show the user’s IP address location to everyone):
