Today Nokishita confirmed my latest report – only two new lenses will be announced tonight:
The rest of the new products tonight will be development announcements (28mm f/2.8, 40mm f/2 lenses, and maybe a surprise but I doubt it). A new Z lens roadmap is also expected.
Stay tuned for the full coverage around midnight tonight (EST).
Nikon is also rumored to release new firmware updates for the Z6II and Z7II cameras – probably with support for the new lenses that will be announced tonight. Stay tuned for details.
Update: it seems that the rumored firmware update will only be to support the focus limiter switch on the new NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f /2.8 VR S lens and will be released soon:
Equipped with a focus limiter* function that reduces focusing time during close-up shooting by limiting the focus range.
* Update the camera firmware to the latest version. With earlier versions, the camera may fail to detect the lens correctly and some features may not be available. (from Nikon”s press release)
The latest/updated list of products that will be announced on Jun 2nd could actually be worse than previously predicted/reported:
I am still confused about the lack of a new APS-C camera and the 100-400mm lens. There is still a chance for another development announcement. Stay tuned for details.
I still do not have a confirmed list of all new products that will be announced next week (June 2nd ±1 day), but this is what I expect – pretty much what I have been reporting in the past few months:
If you have any additional information on the upcoming Nikon announcement next week, please contact me anonymously here. Thanks!
With the announcement of the new products, Nikon will also update their Nikon Z mirrorless roadmap next week (June 2nd ±1 day).
Dclife already noticed that the Nikon UK lens roadmap is scheduled to be updated in June – the linked old roadmap is no longer available and the new PDF file is named:
NIIKOR_Z_LINEUP_June_2021_en_EU_original.pdf
This clearly indicates a new Nikkor Z roadmap will be available in June. Here are the screenshots:
The Chinese website Xitek published an interview with Toru Matsubara, Chairman of P&E Nikon China. Here a brief recap:
→ The new 2021 5DayDeal Video Creators Bundle will be open for sale in 4 days. The corresponding 5DayDeal $11,000+ giveaway is already live online.
→ Rare Nikon Ai-S Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 fisheye lens listed for sale on eBay for $15,300.
→ The K|Lens One light field lens for DSLR cameras is still coming to Kickstarter (more information available here and here).
→ Adobe released the May Photoshop update (see all issues fixed in the latest release).
