Nikon Rumors

Nikon temporary suspends orders for the Nikkor AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR lens, many other products are out of stock (and have been for a while)

By [NR] admin | Published: May 20, 2021

Today Nikon announced that they temporarily suspended taking orders for the Nikkor AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR lens. The lens has been out of stock in most retailers for a while:

I already mentioned online on several occasions that many Nikon products (both new and old) have been out of stock for a long time. Here are few examples after some digging in the Nikon product categories listed at B&H:

“Nikon SLR lenses” has a total of 135 listings, only 62 are currently in stock
“Nikon DSLR cameras” has 73 listings, only 24 are currently in stock
“Nikon Z Series Cameras” has 57 listings, 33 are currently in stock
“Nikon Z Series Lenses” has 33 listings, 27 are currently in stock

Clearly, DSLR products are slowly disappearing from the inventory and some are probably getting discontinued.

In the US currently, you cannot even buy the D850 or the D500 (the D850 is currently discounted).

On top of all that, Nikon has not announced a new product in 8 months, so I am really wondering what are they selling right now?

Here is the full text of today’s apology:

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Kipon tilt adapter for Nikon F-mount lens to Nikon Z mirrorless camera

By [NR] admin | Published: May 19, 2021

A Dpreview forum member published a quick review of the Kipon tilt adapter for Nikon F-mount lens to Nikon Z mirrorless camera (Kipon Tilt NIK-N/Z):

“Construction of the adapter is excellent though the tilt and rotation lock feel a little delicate. Tilt is only in one direction with a maximum tilt of 11 degrees but you have 360 degree rotation with ‘clicks’ at 30 degree intervals. No electronic contacts so no EXIF lens data. The tilt lock is a friction/screw type.”

I have mentioned several times on the blog that Kipon is working on new tilt and shift adapters but it seems that I missed the actual announcement/release. The Kipon Tilt NIK-N/Z is currently listed for sale at Amazon and eBay (more versions are listed at B&H).

Fotodiox also offers Nikon Z tilt-shift lens adapters (available at Adorama, Amazon, B&H):

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged Fotodiox Nikon Z tilt-shift lens adapters, Fotodiox Pro lens adapters for Nikon Z cameras, Kipon tilt adapter for Nikon F-mount lens to Nikon Z mirrorless camera| 56 Comments

Nikon Z6II camera DxOMark sensor test score: 94

By [NR] admin | Published: May 17, 2021

DxOMark published their Nikon Z6II sensor test/review – overall, with a score of 94, the Z6II sensor performance is extremely close to its predecessor (Z6) and to the Sony A7C and Panasonic S1 cameras, and slightly better than the Canon EOS R6 camera:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #624

By [NR] admin | Published: May 16, 2021

→ The new TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens can be mounted on a Nikon Z camera with an M to Z lens adapter.

→ The favorite digital camera makers in Japan according to ITmedia:

Pentax/Ricoh: 24.1%
Nikon: 20.3%
Canon: 13.5%
Sony: 12.5%
Olympus: 11.1%

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Viltrox will announce 6 new autofocus lenses for Nikon Z-mount (three APS-C and three full-frame)

By [NR] admin | Published: May 16, 2021

Viltrox had on display six new autofocus mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount at the China International Photographic Equipment and Technology Fair (China P&E) in Beijing, China. Here is the list of new lenses and pictures:

Posted in Nikon Lenses| Tagged third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount, Viltrox, Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 Z lens, Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 Z lens, Viltrox AF 33mm f/1.4 Z lens, Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 Z lens, Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.8 Z lens, Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.4 Z lens, Viltrox APS-C autofocus lenses for Nikon Z-mount, Viltrox mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount| 119 Comments

Released: Zenitar 2.8/60 Macro & Selena 1.9/58 lenses for Nikon F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: May 16, 2021

Zenit officially released their new lenses for Nikon F-mount: Zenitar 2.8/60 Macro and Selena 1.9/58. The lenses were originally announced last year – see this and this post. Additional information: