Nikon Rumors

Weekly Nikon news flash #705

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2022

→ Film Convert and Cine Match now support the Nikon Z9 camera.

→ Zemlin Photo released an updated Nikon Z9 eye cup eyepiece with a custom molded silicone eye cup.

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This rare Nikkor-O Auto 58mm f/1 lens sold for $182k at the Wetzlar Camera Auction – the highest price ever paid for a Nikon lens

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2022

This rare Nikkor-O Auto 58mm f/1 lens sold for €187,500 (around $182k) at the last Wetzlar Camera Auction in Germany – the highest price ever paid for a Nikon lens (more info available here):

“The only Nikkor-O Auto 58 mm f/1 known to us to date, with serial number 580101. The serial number is probably a combination of the information for the focal length and the aperture stop, as well as the consecutive number 1 for the very first lens of this Series. Developed for cathode ray tube (also called CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)) photography.”

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The latest Chinese lenses for Nikon cameras from TTartisan, 7artisans, Astrhori, and Meike (including a new DSLR lens for Nikon F-mount)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 2, 2022

It is hard to keep track of all the new/upcoming Chinese lenses. Here are the latest news and updates, including a new… DSLR lens – the first F-mount lens from TTArtisan (pictured above):

TTartisan

TTArtisan surprised us and just announced their first DSLR lens:

TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 ED full-frame fisheye lens for Nikon F: Pergear | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE (more info)

7artisans

7artisans has a new cinema lens:

7artisans 12mm T2.9 APS-C MF Cine lens for Nikon Z

Astrhori

AstrHori is expected to announce two new lenses this month (AstrHori lenses are sold on Amazon):

Meike

Meike has been announcing a new lens every other week for the past few months. Their latest lens is:

Nikon 25mm f/0.95 APS-C mirrorless lens for Nikon Z (Meike lenses are sold at Amazon and on the Meike global website)

More third-party lenses can be found here:

Nikon temporarily suspended orders for the Nikkor Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S lens because of a “large number of orders which exceeds our expectations”

By [NR] admin | Published: December 1, 2022

Nikon Japan temporarily suspended orders for the Nikkor Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S lens because of a “large number of orders which exceeds our expectations“.