Nikon Rumors

Capture One 21 and Capture One 21 for Nikon now available for purchase/download

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2020

Capture One 21 and Capture One 21 for Nikon are now officially released and available for purchase/download:

For a complete list of all products and licensing options click here
For a 30-day fully-featured free trial of Capture One 21 click here
For Capture One updated learning videos click here
The Capture One 21 release notes can be found here

Here is the pricing and licensing information:

Capture One Pro 21:
- Perpetual License: $299
- Upgrades from select previous generations starting at $159
- Subscription starting at $20/month
Capture One 21 for Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm:
- Perpetual License: $129
- Upgrades from select previous generations starting at: $109
- Subscription starting at $9.99/month

What’s new in version 21:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #602

By [NR] admin | Published: December 7, 2020

→ Ending soon: Capture One Pro 20 for Nikon is $39 off.

→ Potential component shortage for Nikon, and others after a devastating three-day fire at Japanese high-end IC components factory.

→ Another picture of the upcoming Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 Z full-frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount.

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Sigma rumored to start making mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount in 2021

By [NR] admin | Published: December 6, 2020

My last post about the first third-party autofocus mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount from Viltrox triggered a tip from a good source indicating that Sigma will also start making mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z and Canon RF mounts in 2021. In an interview back in February Sigma was still not sure if they will produce mirrorless lenses for Z-mount.

Tamron unofficially confirmed that they will be making mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount.

Of course all of the above is just rumors for now and plans can be delayed or canceled given the current world situation and photo industry slow down.

The Sigma lens rebates and many of the Black Friday deals will be expiring tomorrow.

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The Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 Z full-frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Z-mount (85/1.8Z) will be announced on December 10th (priced around $350)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2020

The previously rumored Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 Z full-frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount (85/1.8Z) will be announced on December 10th and will be available for pre-order at the Viltrox online store. If I am not mistaken, this would be the first third-party autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount. The new lens should have the same optical construction and autofocus motor as the Sony FE version. The price of the lens will be 2,299 RMB (around $350) – compare it to the Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S lens that is currently priced at $697 after a $100 rebate (see all Nikon rebates).

In the US Viltrox lenses are sold at Adorama, B&H, and Amazon. You can use coupon code NIKONRUMORS for 10% off at the official Viltrox online store.

Viltrox already has a 20mm f/1.8 full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount (now in stock at Amazon, but you can get it cheaper directly from Viltrox).

A promo video of the new lens can be found on Weibo:

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Nikon US rebates for December

By [NR] admin | Published: December 3, 2020

Here is the full list of the Nikon US rebates for the month of December (Adorama | B&H | Amazon):

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Nikon D5/D850/D500 DSLR cameras now support CFexpress memory cards (firmware updates release)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 2, 2020

Back in October I reported that the promised CFExpress memory card firmware updates for the Nikon D5, D850, and D500 DSLR cameras will be released by the end of 2020. Well, here there are – enjoy: