Nikon Rumors

Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera mockup by BuildYourCamera

By [NR] admin | Published: April 20, 2020

BuildYourCamera sent me pictures of this mockup of the upcoming/rumored Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera (see also their previous mockups):

Posted in Nikon Z9 | Tagged Nikon Z9 camera design patent, Nikon Z9 camera rumors | 134 Comments

Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens now available for Nikon Z-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: April 20, 2020

After the initial denial of their existence, today Venus Optics officially announced the availability of the Canon RF & Nikon Z options for the awards-winning Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens (the lens was introduced last year). The new Z-mount lens is currently available for purchase at the Laowa’s official store and at Adorama and B&H.

The Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO mirrorless lens specifications, MTF charts, lens design diagram, press release and sample photos are next (additional information available here):

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens, third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount, Venus Optics, Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for Nikon Z-mount, Venus Optics Laowa lenses for Nikon Z-mount | 50 Comments

Weekly Nikon news flash #570

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2020

→ Meyer Optik Görlitz released the pricing of their new/updated/upcoming lenses – already available for preorder.

→ COVID-19 cabin fever: free Adobe education courses and tutorials can be found here and here.

→ Nikon Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S lens review by LensTips:

Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash | 6 Comments

Nikon NPS now shipping the new Nikkor 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens

By [NR] admin | Published: April 18, 2020

Nikon NPS is now shipping the new Nikkor 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens to existing NPS pre-orders in the US:

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR | 25 Comments

Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2 ZF.2 lens on the Nikon D40

By [NR] admin | Published: April 18, 2020

Arkadii Shapoval (blog | 500px) wrote a short guest post about Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/50 ZF.2 T * and old Nikon D40 with sample photos:

Sometimes I like to use old DSLRs with various great lenses. A short while ago an excellent Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/50 ZF.2 T * (with Nikon F mount and CPU contacts) got into my hands. It is an excellent macro-lens with very nice color rendering and astonishing sharpness. I used it with Nikon D40. It is one of the weakest cameras among all Nikon DSLRs. The result you can see in the gallery below:

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged Arkadii Shapoval, Carl Zeiss, Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2 ZF.2 lens, [NR] Guest Posts | 21 Comments

The new Dulens APO 85mm f/2 manual focus full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount is now available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: April 17, 2020

The new Dulens APO 85mm f/2 manual focus full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Additional information on this lens can be found here: