Nikon Rumors

Nikon D6 rumored to be released in mid-February (plus updated D6 specifications)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 5, 2019

The Nikon D6 DSLR camera is rumored to be officially released in mid-February. I keep hearing February 12, 2020 as a potential date, but this could also be for the internal presentation. Here is an updated list of rumored Nikon D6 specifications:

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New ZY Optics Mitakon 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro lens for Nikon F-mount (with extended working distances)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2019

ZY Optics released a new Mitakon 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro lens for Nikon F-mount with extended working distances:

Super long working distance (1x @ 230mm, 5x @ 95mm)
Super low chromatic aberration (APO design)
Near telecentric performance
Free tripod collar & LED light
Price: USD 499, pre-orders now open (Mitakon lenses are sold also at B&H & Amazon)

Sample photos:

Press release:

The Nikon D610 and D810 DSLR cameras are now officially discontinued

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2019

The Nikon D610 and D810 DSLR cameras are now officially listed as discontinued at the Nikon Japan website.

The Nikon D610 fire sale is still on at Adorama and B&H Photo.

The Nikon D810 camera is now out of stock in the US, but refurbished versions are still available for sale at Adorama and B&H.

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The new Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens to be released soon

By [NR] admin | Published: December 3, 2019

The new Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens that was announced in September will be officially introduced “soon”, most likely this month (December) or in early January (I don’t have an exact date, I was just told that it is coming very soon).

The 120-300mm f/2.8 lens will have 25 elements, including a new SR element that is used for reducing chromatic aberration (the full Nikkor lens glossary can be found here).

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The Laowa 12mm f/2.8, 25mm f/2.8 and 100mm f/2.8 lenses from Venus Optics are now also available for Nikon Z-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: December 3, 2019

Venus Optics announced today that they are adding Nikon Z-mount variants to three of their most popular lenses (the 12mm and 25mm lenses are already available for pre-order):

Lens specifications and additional information:

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The latest BCN Ranking report

By [NR] admin | Published: December 3, 2019

The race to the bottom – all three companies are trending down

While I was offline last week, multiple websites reported that Sony surpassed Canon and Nikon in the full-frame market. Some websites even went further and declared Sony as the winner in the camera wars. The original report came from BCNRanking and claimed that Sony’s full-frame market share went from 31% to 38%, while Canon dropped to 36% from 37.8% and Nikon to 24% from 29.1%:

A similar article was published also by Nikkei.

What many websites forgot to mention is that this data is only from the Japanese market (not worldwide) and is collected only from a fraction of the retailers in Japan that sell photo equipment. The report is also for only full-frame cameras and it doesn’t include other formats like APS-C.

As usual, Thom Hogan has a much better and deeper explanation/analysis of the report in his article “Internet Declares Sony the Winner” – here are a few quotes, but I encourage you to read the full text: