The Nikon Z9 camera is now in stock at B&H for the first time since the announcement:
Update: all sold out, but we now also know that B&H doesn’t have a waiting list anynmore.
The Nikon Z9 should be available and in stock by the end of the year
| Z9 pre-orders (US): | Europe | Canada |
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I received a tip confirming that the next Nikkor Z 35mm S-line lens that was recently added to the roadmap will be f/1.2. You can also kind of guess that by the size and shape of the lens drawing that was recently uploaded to the Nikon USA website (see screenshot above). Here is a mockup of the Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 S lens:
The upcoming Nikkor Z 85mm S-line lens is also rumored to be f/1.2 (see patent):
Nikon already has the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2 S-line lens:
I am not 100% sure yet, but the Nikkor Z 135mm S-line will mostly like be f/1.8 – here is the new diagram recently published by Nikon:
You can clearly see how Nikon is trying to create two different lines of Z prime lenses: f/1.2 and f/1.8. The popular for F-mount f/1.4 is no longer considered (for now).
Here are the latest drawings of all upcoming lenses (click for a larger view):
Today DxO released new versions of PhotoLab 6 and ViewPoint 4. The DxO Optics Modules were also upgraded and now include support for the new Nikkor Z 28-75mm f/2.8 lens (DxO offers more than 77,000 camera and lens combinations). Additional information can be found here (the press release is available here).
The latest updates from Topaz, Skylum, ON1, Capture One, and Adobe
New Nikon Z9 classes with Steve Simon:
NEW: Tokyo Nikon Z9 in-person masterclass with Steve Simon: Nov 5, 2022.
NEW: Passionate Photographer Tokyo Photobook Masterclass Workshop (Steve Simon & Soichi Hayashi): Nov 6-12, 2022.
Steve Simon’s Nikon Z9 mastery online bootcamp: October 13, 2022.
Nikon Z9 New York City Mentorship Masterclass: October 28-30, 2022.
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The Nikon Z Teleconverter TC-2x is now in stock in the US at Amazon (only 5 pieces left, sold and shipped by Amazon):
For a limited time the Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S lens is $400 off only at Amazon and at Focus Camera:
Update: Amazon sold out, the low price is now available only at Focus Camera (an authorized US dealer).
The regular price of the lens is $996.95:
The Nikon Z9 should be available and in stock by the end of the year at most retailers.
Even B&H Photo is currently shipping Nikon Z9 orders placed on September 5th.
A large batch of Nikon Z9 cameras is expected in Germany in the next few weeks that will fulfill most if not all existing pre-orders (confirmed by Nikon Service Point Dresden):
| Z9 pre-orders (US): | Europe | Canada |
| Adorama B&H Amazon Pauls’s Photo Service Photo | Calumet (NL) Calumet (DE) Foto Erhardt (DE) Foto Koch (DE) WEX (UK) | CameraCanada |
