Nikon Rumors

Two new third-party AF lenses for Nikon Z-mount announced: Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 and 7Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8

By [NR] admin | Published: April 25, 2024

Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 full frame lens for Nikon Z mount for $158 (previously reported here):

Amazon US (5% off with code Viltrox40mm)
Amazon CA (5% off with code CEWZWCEZ)
Amazon DE (5% off with code JM5NW8DQ)
Viltrox official store (8% with code NIKONRUMORS)
Pergear (international shipping)

Lens details:

6 groups of 10 optical structures, including 1 ED lenses, 3 lenses with high refractive index and 1 aspherical lens.
Electronic iris, internal focusing mechanism, supports auto focus.
Precision hardened alumium alloy bayonet.
Quiet STM focus motor, fast and accurate focusing.
Supports camera multiples shooting modes and EXIF information transmission.
Minimum focusing distance: 1.1′
52mm filter thread
Seven-bladed aperture

7Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 full frame lens for Nikon Z-mount for $228 (previously reported here):

Amazon US (8% off with code 7ARTISANSAF)
Amazon CA (8% off with code VTAX3SPO)
7Artisans official store (5% off with code RUMORS)
Pegear (international shipping, 10% off with code 10%OFF7Ar50f1.8)
Pegear DE (10% off with code 10%OFF7Ar50f1.8)

Lens details:

Golden Focal Length and Immersive Atmosphere with F/1.8 Wide Aperture
9-group 11-element optical structure
Linear Adjustable Aperture Ring for Effortless Video Shooting
Supports Face/Eye Detection
STM Stepping Motor, Capture Remarkable Moments with Ease
Support EXIF and Firmware Upgrade

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged 7Artisans, Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount, Chinese lenses for Nikon cameras, third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount, Viltrox, Viltrox 40mm f/2.5, Viltrox mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount | 17 Comments

New firmware update for the Nikon D850 and D7500 DSLR cameras released

By [NR] admin | Published: April 25, 2024

It is hard to keep up with all the firmware updates from Nikon, especially for old cameras! Great job Nikon! Today we have a new firmware update for the Nikon D850 and D7500 DSLR cameras:

Posted in Nikon D7500, Nikon D850 | Tagged Firmware updates | 11 Comments

Here are the upcoming Thypoch Simera lenses for Nikon Z-mount (lens pictures + sample photos)

By [NR] admin | Published: April 24, 2024

I already reported that Thypoch will soon announce new lenses for Nikon Z-mount (currently they only have lenses for M-mount). Here are the first pictures of the upcoming Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.4 Z-mount lenses:

Thypoch lenses have a unique depth-of-field indicator similar to the famous Kern MacroSwitar lens:

Here are some sample pictures taken with a Nikon Z6 camera:

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged Chinese lenses for Nikon cameras, third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount, Thypoch, Thypoch 28mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z-mount, Thypoch 35mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z-mount, Thypoch lenses for Nikon Z-mount | 14 Comments

Nikon Service Dresden lists Z6III and Z7III cameras on Google search results

By [NR] admin | Published: April 24, 2024

Nikon Service Dresden already lists the Z6III and Z7III cameras on Google search results in Germany:

Of course, this could be a typo.

Update – here is the response I got from Nikon Service Center Dresden:

In fact we were actually surprised by our own Google entry and are still investigating how this occurred. Typos can never be entirely ruled out. What we have discovered is that keywords such as “Nikon Z6III” are very popular on Google, and the search queries are on the rise. We have several Google Ads running that automatically pick up certain keywords when a search term matches our company profile. Google processes these and adds these keywords to our search results. In our Google Ads account, these keywords have now been marked as “exclude” and should hopefully no longer appear in the search results. Nikon does not share information with us about upcoming releases.

We are truly sorry for any anticipation this may have caused among Nikon fans and sincerely apologize for any confusion.

Posted in Nikon Z6 III, Nikon Z7 III | Tagged Nikon Z6III, Nikon Z7III | 73 Comments