Year in review 2021: Nikon lenses


Before the official announcement of three new Nikkor lenses this week, B&H Photo posted a nice recap titled “Year in review 2021: Nikon lenses” – you can read it here.

 

With the three upcoming lenses, Nikon will have a total of 8 new mirrorless lenses announced for 2021, which is pretty impressive! Here are the lenses from the latest Nikon Z roadmap that still need to be announced:


Here is a mockup of the Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.2 lens:


Next are all Nikkor Z lenses from the roadmap side-by-side:


Some of the previous Z9 posts are getting close to 1000 comments and Disqus is acting strange again, so  I figured we need another post to continue the discussion for the upcoming announcement.

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Confirmed: Nikon Z9, FTZ II adapter and 2-3 new Nikkor Z lenses to be announced


Nokishita confirmed the upcoming Nikon product – here is a list taken from an online retailer:


I am glad that the Nikon FTZ II adapter rumors are now confirmed.

I already reported that we will only get a development announcement for the Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 S lens and this explains why the lens is not listed at the online store that leaked the above info.

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Released today: TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 APS-C macro lens for Nikon Z-mount



 

The TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 APS-C macro lens is now available also for Nikon Z-mount (the lens was released for other mounts already). The new lens can be purchased at:

Additional information including technical information, sample photos, and more can be found at PhotoRumors and at the TTartisan website:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #647


→ The Nikon Z fc + 28mm f/2.8 Special Edition Kit is the best-selling camera for the first half of October at Yodobashi Camera (Japan).


BlackJet released a new TX-2DS Thunderbolt 3 Cinema Dock that can read CFexpress Type A and Type B cards with optional reader modules. BlackJet products are sold at B&H Photo.


Techart & Megadap advise not to upgrade to the latest Nikon Z7II v1.30 and Z6II v1.30 firmware updates because that may cause issues with the existing Z-mount adapters.

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And here is the first picture of the new Nikon Nikkor 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S mirrorless lens attached to the Z9


I already reported that Nikon will announce two new lenses with the Z9 on October 28th:

  • Nikkor Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS S: official announcement
  • Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 S: development announcement

The latest leaked video from India also gave us the first glimpse of the Nikon Nikkor 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S mirrorless lens (click for larger view):


I have also updated my last post with the rumored Nikon Z specifications:

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Nikon India leaked Z9 presentation video with basic specs


Nikon India leaked the Z9 presentation video with some basic camera specs:

Update – the video is now removed from YouTube but it is still available on several places online – see the comments section for the links

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Morten Hilmer has the Nikon Z9




Morten Hilmer is currently testing the Nikon Z9 camera – he confirmed that in his latest video at the 26:30 mark and even posted a pixelated picture of the Z9 (see above):

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