Nikon Z Noct Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 lens additional coverage (coming in January 2019?)



 
Nikon mentioned that the goal of the new Nikon Z Noct Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 lens is to beat the Zeiss Otus performance. My only disappointment is that the new Noct lens will not have AF, but as Nikon explained, it is very difficult and expensive to move large and heavy glass elements with an AF motor. Manual focusing a f/0.95 lens could be challenging because of the thin depth of field:

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New Nikon N1838 camera registered online


Nokishita reports that a new Nikon N1838 camera was registered in Russia:


Nikon has already registered N1811 and is still expected to announce the N1721 (Nikon Coolpix A1000).

To recap, currently Nikon has three new, not-yet-announced cameras register online:

  • N1838
  • N1811
  • N1721

Nikon is rumored to announce at least two new DSLR cameras in 2019: the Nikon D6 and the Nikon D760 – maybe this is what the N1838 and N18111 codes are for.

List of already announced camera codes:

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New Sigma, KEH, Photolemur and Topaz Labs discounts


Today Sigma brought back their Black Friday deals (now valid through January 7th):

Sigma Prime Art Lenses

Sigma Zoom Art Lenses

Sigma Contemporary Lenses

  • 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary – $150.00 off: Adorama | B&H |Amazon

Sigma Accessories

  • Mount Converter MC-11 for Sony E-mount – $100.00 off: Adorama | B&H |Amazon


Today and tomorrow (12/13 – 12/14) KEH is offering 12% off on all Canon and Nikon gear with coupon code DAY11AND12A. Tomorrow KEH will offer also free shipping on all orders of $49 and up.


There is also a new Photolemur holiday bundle offer (total price: $419, discounted price: $49 or 89% off) that includes: Photolemur family license ($55), Three styles + Holiday style ($48), Cityscape photography eBook ($99), Coupon for Picaboo printed Christmas cards with your own photos ($50), Pixbuf Pro 1 Year subscription ($48), 500px pro 1 year subscription ($119).


The new Nikon lens only rebates are still available – see details at Adorama and B&H Photo.


A new Topaz Labs 2018 Holiday Sale will start in a few hours – come back to this post to get the details.


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Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens now in stock, reviewed at CameraLabs


The new Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S full-frame mirrorless lens is now in stock:

CameraLabs published their initial review of the lens:

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The Nikon Z7 got the high-end camera of the year award at Dpreview


I just received this email from Nikon USA – the Nikon Z7 received the high-end camera of the year award at Dpreview:

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Nikon Z6/Z7 books

The first Nikon Z6/Z7 books are already available on Amazon:

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The new Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly lens will begin shipping this week


Irix US authorized dealers will begin shipping the new 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly full-frame DSLR lens by the end of this week.

Irix lenses are also sold at Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT.

Via PhotoRumors

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Kipon released MTF charts and sample photos from the new ELEGANT full-frame mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount


Kipon released the MTF charts and some sample photos from the new ELEGANT full-frame mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount – below you will find the wide open (f/2.4) MTF charts for each of the new lenses:

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