Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount additional information

By [NR] admin | Published: August 30, 2022


Here is some additional information on the new Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount from the B&H Photo product listings:


Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD mirrorless lens key features:

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List of Tamron mirrorless lenses that could potentially be announced for Nikon Z-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: August 30, 2022


After the news that Tamorn is already making lenses for Nikon Z-mount, here is a list of existing Tamron mirrorless lenses for Sony E-mount that could potentially be announced for Nikon Z-mount in the future:

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Finally official: Tamron announces their first lens for Nikon Z-mount (70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD)

By [NR] admin | Published: August 30, 2022


I have been reporting for a while that Tamron will start making mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount (see this post from 2020). Today Tamron made it official and announced the first full-frame lens for Nikon Z-mount – the Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (model A047).

If we want to be precise, the Nikkor Z 28-75mm f/2.8 lens was actually the first Tamron lens for Nikon Z-mount. More third-party lenses for Nikon Z-mount can be found here.

The official Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD lens launch is planned for the fall of 2022. The price for the Sony version of this lens is $500. Here are the details:

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Nikon Z9 firmware update version 2.11 released

By [NR] admin | Published: August 29, 2022


Nikon just released Z9 firmware update version 2.11 with a single fix:

  • Fixed an issue that in very rare circumstances would cause the camera to stop responding.

The previously rumored Nikon Z9 firmware update 2.1 is now officially released

Z9 pre-orders (US): Europe/Canada
Adorama
B&H
Amazon
Pauls’s Photo
Service Photo		 Calumet
Foto Erhardt
Foto Koch
WEX
Camera Canada
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Weekly Nikon news flash #691

By [NR] admin | Published: August 28, 2022


→ Prices are increasing on Nikon binoculars on September 1st.


→ Gura Gear has a new Kiboko City Commuter camera backpack listed on Kickstarter (pre-sales get exclusive special pricing). The new bag will be available to ship on October 1. Additional information is available here. For the current Gura Gear products listed for sale on their website, you can get 10% off with coupon code rumors at checkout. Gura Gear is sold also at Amazon.

→ Nikon exhibition & workshop at the Hong Kong Camera & Imaging Festival (photos by Mr. NPS Hui PhilipFung’s friend).


→ The new Godox flashes for Nikon cameras are now available for pre-order.


→ The price of the gray market Nikon NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens dropped to $3,579 on Amazon – that is now “only” $333 over the manufacturer’s suggested price of $3,246.

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Nikon China feeds Z8 camera rumors by posting a 67MP photo on social media

By [NR] admin | Published: August 27, 2022


Nikon China posted four pictures on their Weibo social media channel and caused a lot of speculation becuase one of the photos has a resolution of  6670 × 10000 (or around 67MP, download the original file here):


Nikon currently does not have a camera with a 67MP sensor. Of course, the picture could be upscaled or taken with another camera. A reverse image search of the photo did not return any results, which reduces the possibility of Nikon China using a stock photo.

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7Artisans to announce a new 18mm f/6.3 Mark II pancake lens for Nikon Z mount

By [NR] admin | Published: August 25, 2022

7Artisans will soon announce a new 18mm f/6.3 Mark II pancake lens for Nikon Z mount that will replace the current APS-C version:


Update: The minimum focusing distance of the new Mark II lens is 0.3m (the old version was 1m). The new lens will still be APS-C.

Via PhotoRumors

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