The previously reported Brightin Star 35mm f/1.4 full-frame manual focus retro-inspired lens for Nikon Z-mount is now officially announced and available for order:
Additional information on the new lens:
→ NIKKOR The Thousand and One Nights #96: the first fast medium-telephoto lens for Nikon F – the Nikkor-H Auto 85mm F1.8.
→ ON1 Photo RAW 2026.2 is now available with support for the Nikkor Z 70–180mm f/2.8 and AF-S DX 55–200mm f/4–5.6G ED VR II lenses (additional information).
→ Vote for the worst camera of 2025.
→ Here are some of the new Laowa lenses Venus Optics will announce next year (2026).
→ Brightin Star will announce a new 35mm f/1.4 full-frame manual-focus lens next week.
→ 7Artisans to announce new LITE lens series.
Dariusz Breś (Instagram | Facebook | Flickr) tested the Sigma 300-600mm f/4 DG OS Sports lens for Sony E-mount on the Nikon Z9 with the Megadap Pro adapter (see also his previous posts – the full version of this review can be found here:
The Nikon ZR camera is rumored to get many firmware updates next year. Nikon has been doing an excellent job with firmware updates lately, and the ZR will not be an exception. I have no details about the upcoming ZR firmwares, but some of the potential updates could be:
The new Meike AF 23mm f/1.4 APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount is now available for order at the official online store.
Update: the lens is now also available at B&H Photo.
Additional information on the new lens:
The new Nikon ME-D10 shotgun microphone for the ZR camera is now in stock at:
ME-D10 additional information:
It is time for another reminder: there is still no reliable information about a new Nikon Z90 APS-C camera (or Z80, or whatever the latest flavor of the day is), and there will definitely be no Z90 announcement next month. Everything you see online is pure wishful thinking combined with clickbait titles by sources that have never correctly reported a single Nikon announcement in the past. Nikon Z90 camera rumors have been circulating for years, and I have yet to see anything to indicate that such a camera is on Nikon’s roadmap.
All of the latest Nikon APS-C rumors were probably triggered by the comments Nikon made at a recent Q&A session that was part of their latest financial reports:
