Nikon Nikkor Z 28mm and 40mm f/2 mirrorless compact prime lens concepts

By [NR] admin | Published: April 3, 2021

New Nikkor Z 28mm and 40mm compact prime lenses are already listed on the latest Nikon Z lens roadmap. A reader sent me his visions/versions of the new Nikkor Z 28mm and 40mm f/2 mirrorless lenses (click for larger view):

“I’m a Nikon owner who’s eagerly awaiting the NEW Nikon Compact Lens line. Using the details on the previously leaked lens road map, a Z6II picture and other lens images as my primary building material, I cut and paste my take of what I believe the lens will look like. The F/2 aperture spec is purely wishful. I put this together for fun. I have no industry sources. Just thought it looked good and wanted to share.”

For reference, here is the latest Nikon Z lens roadmap:

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Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses will be available also for Nikon Z-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: April 3, 2021


In their latest press release, Meyer Optik Görlitz confirmed that their lenses will be available also for Nikon Z-mount:

“In addition, new versions of the famous Biotars are currently being developed in various focal lengths. As well as versions of the existing lenses for the latest camera mounts (Canon R and Nikon Z). The exact dates of those releases are difficult to specify due to the current situation, but will definitely all be in the second half of this year.”

Here is the list of all Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses (available for sale at B&H) – the next lens to be announced will be the Trioplan 35:

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for March 2021

By [NR] admin | Published: April 2, 2021

 
  
  
These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for March 2021:

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Nikon demonstrations planned for 2021

By [NR] admin | Published: April 1, 2021


Nikon demonstrations are being planned for 2021 because of the recent reductions/eliminations of Nikon product warranties around the world:

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Delkin announced new BLACK CFexpress Type B memory cards

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2021


Delkin introduced new BLACK CFexpress Type B memory cards with 1760 MB/s max read and 1400 MB/s min sustained write speeds (higher depending on capacity). Pre-orders are open at B&H, but B&H is closed for Passover. Additional information:

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The latest releases and deals from Topaz, Adobe, Capture One and more

By [NR] admin | Published: March 30, 2021


Topaz Labs released Sharpen AI version 3.0 with faster AI Engine and model improvements for large blur. Starting today through April 9, Sharpen AI is on sale for $59.99 ($20 off).


The old Topaz Utility Bundle has been renamed to Image Quality Bundle and is also on sale for $199.99 – more than $150 in savings. The new Image Quality Bundle includes Sharpen, Gigapixel, DeNoise, and JPEGtoRAW. You can use coupon code SHARPEN15 for an additional 15% discount on all Topaz products (good through April 9).


Adobe is now offering a new Design Mobile Bundle for ‌iPad (available directly from the App Store)‌ that includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Fresco, Spark Post, Creative Cloud app, Adobe Fonts, Behance, Portfolio, and 100 GB storage. The price is $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year (this is a 50% savings if subscribed to the individual products).


Get 15% off on the new Capture One Nordic Style Kit (more info available here).


Get 20% off on all ON1 products with code NIKONRUMORS.


Get $10 off Skylum Luminar with code NIKONRUMORS (more info on the latest Luminar AI update 2 is available here).


Get 30% off on all DxO products.

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Financial report: “Strength seen in Nikon Corp. Can its 8.2% jump turn into more strength?”

By [NR] admin | Published: March 30, 2021


This is a quote from the article “Strength seen in Nikon Corp. Can its 8.2% jump turn into more strength?” published on Yahoo Finance a few days ago:

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Nikon swept most of the Foto Community & Color Foto awards in Germany

By [NR] admin | Published: March 29, 2021


The Nikon Z7 II won the 2021 User Choice Award by Foto Community and Color Foto in Germany. Foto Community is one of the bigger photography communities in Germany. The Z7 II received 2575 votes from over 8000 members. The Nikon Z50 won the award for the best mirrorless APS-C camera. For DSLs, the Nikon D850 and D500 both won in their respective categories as well. Nikon also won five out of six awards in the lens category:

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