The Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount (APS-C) will be officially released in a few hours tonight.
Tamorn already has several lenses for Nikon Z-mount.
Update – officially announced now:
Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount officially released
The development of the 18-300mm lens was announced back in April – here are the details:
The previously reported Brightin Star AF 35mm f/1.8 ASPH full-frame lens (E/Z) is now officially announced and available for order. Here are the details:
As I already reported, Nikon will have a second price increase in the US on September 1st, 2025, as a result of the new Trump tariff on all products coming from Japan and Thailand. For some cameras and lenses (even for those made outside of Japan), this will be the second price increase in less than 3 months (the last Nikon price increase was on June 23 – see the bottom of this post for more details).
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Here is the list of Nikon cameras and lenses that will get a price hike on September 1st, 2025 (pretty much all other accessories, like adapters, flashes, filters, cases, cables, lens hoods, batteries, battery grips, memory cards, etc., will also go up in price – cannot list them all here):
| Cameras | Current Price | New Price |
| Nikon D780 | 1,999 | 2,149 |
| Nikon D850 | 2,399 | 2,599 |
| Nikon Z30 | 709 | 809 |
| Nikon Z50II | 909 | 1,009 |
| Nikon Zfc | 959 | 1,059 |
| Nikon Zf | 1,999 | 2,199 |
| Nikon Z5 | 1,399 | 1,449 |
| Nikon Z5II | 1,699 | 1,849 |
| Nikon Z6II | 1,599 | 1,749 |
| Nikon Z6III | 2,499 | 2,699 |
| Nikon Z7II | 2,299 | 2,499 |
| Nikon Z8 | 3,999 | 4,299 |
| Nikon Z9 | 5,499 | 5,899 |
| Nikon Coolpix P950 | 799 | 849 |
| Nikon Coolpix P1100 | 1,099 | 1,149 |
| F-mount lenses | Current Price | New Price |
| NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S | 1,349 | 1,399 |
| NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4S | 999 | 1,049 |
| NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8S | 629 | 669 |
| NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S | 2,699 | 2,899 |
| NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR | 899 | 949 |
| NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S | 2,099 | 2,249 |
| NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S | 2,499 | 2,699 |
| NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S | 1,049 | 1,149 |
| NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 | 699 | 719 |
| NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4S | 1,099 | 1,149 |
| NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S | 2,699 | 2,949 |
| NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S | 13,999 | 14,699 |
| NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S | 15,499 | 16,199 |
| NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8 | 499 | 549 |
| NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR | 2,049 | 2,199 |
| NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR | 359 | 399 |
| NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 | 299 | 319 |
| NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena | 2,499 | 2,599 |
| NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR | 1,399 | 1,449 |
| NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 | 649 | 679 |
| NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 | 549 | 599 |
| NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8 | 1,349 | 1,399 |
| Nikon Mount Adapter FTZ II | 269 | 299 |
| F-mount lenses | Current Price | New Price |
| NIKKOR DX Micro 85mm f/3.5G ED VR | 599 | 649 |
| NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR | 1,099 | 1,149 |
| NIKKOR DX Micro 40mm f/2.8G | 299 | 309 |
| NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR | 549 | 599 |
| NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G | 259 | 269 |
| NIKKOR DX 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR | 499 | 649 |
| NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED | 569 | 619 |
| NIKKOR DX 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR | 749 | 829 |
| NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR | 2,099 | 2,249 |
| NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR | 1,499 | 1,549 |
| NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR | 2,349 | 2,549 |
| NIKKOR DX 35mm f/1.8G | 219 | 249 |
For reference, the previous price increase list can be found here:
→ Updated list of latest/upcoming/rumored Chinese lenses:
→ Nikon Photo Lab pop-up in K11 Art Mall, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong (from August 8th to 17th).
→ RED released new firmware 2.0.8 for the Komodo X 6k camera.
→ The 16th Nikon Film Festival is now open for entries.
→ Nikon USA published several new “How to” and “Tips” videos for the Nikon MC-N10 remote grip:
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2025, black: 2024, blue: 2023):
