New: Dulens APO 85mm f/2 manual focus full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount



The Dulens APO 85mm f/2 is. anew Chinese manual focus full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount. Here are the details:

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Nikon Z50 mirrorless APS-C camera updates


Some additional information on the upcoming/rumored Nikon Z50 mirrorless APS-C camera:

  • The Z50 20MP sensor will be based on the D500 sensor
  • The Z50 will have only a single SD card slot
  • The Z50 will be on par with the D7xxx level cameras

If you have any additional Z50 information, you can contact me anonymously here.

Nore: I am not sure if the camera pictured above in this post is the Z50, but the design should be very similar.


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Breaking: Nikon Z50 mirrorless APS-C camera and two lenses (16-55mm and 50-250mm) to be announced soon


The first mirrorless APS-C camera from Nikon will be called Z50 and will be announced together with two new DX lenses:

  • Nikon Z50: APS-C mirrorless camera, 20MP, 3″ pivoted LCD, EVF, 11 fps
  • Z-Nikkor 16-55mm f/3.5-6.3 small lightweight collapsible kit DX lens
  • Z-Nikkor 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 small lightweight collapsible DX lens
  • The Nikon Z50 will use the new Nikon EN-EL25 battery
  • The official announcement will be soon

It seems that Nikon will be using the Z(x) naming for their full-frame mirrorless cameras and Z(xx) for the APS-C (DX) models as previously reported here.


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Weekly Nikon news flash #541


→ Refurbished Nikon Z6 cameras are now $1,349.


→ Coming to Luminar 4: new AI skin and portrait enhancers features (more info available here).


ON1 Photo RAW 2020 public beta now available for a free trial.


→ Collection of selected Nikon patents can be found here (pictured above is the lens patent for the Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lens).

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Nikon executive: “we want to increase the development speed of new products and shorten the lead time to put out new products”


The Japanese website Newswitch published an interview with Nikon Executive Officer Gokyu ShinYoshimi. Here is a brief recap:

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New: Yasuhara Anthy 35mm f/1.8 full-frame manual focus mirrorless lens for Nikon Z cameras


The Japanese company Yasuhara announced a new Anthy 35mm f/1.8 full-frame manual focus mirrorless lens for Nikon Z cameras with “almost zero” distortion aberration. The company is also planning to produce 50mm and 85mm lenses in the future.

Updatethe new Yasuhara 35mm f/1.8 lens for #Nikon Z-mount is now in stock.

Additional information:

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Meike MK 85mm f/2.8 mirrorless macro lens for Nikon Z-mount review


Meike MK 85mm f/2.8 mirrorless 1.5:1 macro lens for Nikon Z-mount review by Bill Hall (additional information on the lens can be found here, for pricing and availability check B&H Photo):

Meike was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, with branches and offices in mainland China. They are manufacturers of professional photographic equipment including battery grips, flashes, extension tubes, waterproof cases, and flash triggers. They are known for innovative products that are high quality and cost-sensitive.

I was pleased to be offered the opportunity to review the Z mount version of their 85mm f/2.8 manual lens. This lens has previously been offered in Sony, Canon, and Nikon F mount. It is unusual in a couple of different ways. First of all, it is a versatile manual 85mm prime with f/stops from f/22 to f/2.8. 85mm is a traditional focal length for a portrait lens. And, indeed, it would make a good one. But in addition to this, it offers a true macro capability. Most macro lenses offer a maximum of a 1:1 magnification ratio, and some only offer a 0.5:1 ratio. But the Meike lens offers up to a 1.5:1 ratio. This is almost unheard of. If you’re not familiar with macro terminology, a ratio of 1.5:1 means that an object that you photograph that is about 1 inch wide and half an inch tall (24mm X 16mm) will completely fill the frame on a Nikon Z 6 or Z 7.

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