Nikon Rumors

Nikon announcement on October 10th: Nikon Z50 with two DX lenses, Z-Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 lens and maybe the MB-N10 battery pack

By [NR] admin | Published: October 2, 2019

Nikon will have a new product announcement on October 10th, 2019 (±1 day because of the time difference, I think for the US the announcement can be expected on October 9th before or around midnight EST). I expect several new products:

Nikon Z50 camera with two new lenses (all APS-C)
Nikon Z-Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 lens with a price tag around €8,000 – €9,000 as I already reported back in August (US price is expected to be around $8,000). I certainly hope I am wrong about the price.
Nikon MB-N10 battery pack – I am still not sure about this one.

Of course, there is always room for a surprise, but if there is one, I don’t think it will be anything major. I prefer to be conservative and enjoy the surprise, instead of overpromising and then disappointing all [NR] readers. Stay tuned for more Z50 info (still putting the post together).

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The new Nikon Nikkor Z 24mm f/1.8 S mirrorless lens to start shipping on October 18th

By [NR] admin | Published: October 2, 2019

Today Nikon officially released the new Nikkor Z 24mm f/1.8 S mirrorless lens for the Japanese market. Shipping is expected to start on October 18th, 2019:

The Nikkor Z 24mm f/1.8 S lens is now available for pre-order at:

Adorama
B&H
Amazon
UK: WEX | Park Camera
Germany: Calumet
Canada: Camera Canada

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Nikon products receive the “Good Design Award”

By [NR] admin | Published: October 2, 2019

The Nikon Z-mount system and the Nikon Lasermeister 100A metal processing machine received the “Good Design Award”:

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“Nikon Z 6 Essential Movie Kit” (EU version) unboxing video

By [NR] admin | Published: October 2, 2019

Here is the first unboxing video of the new Nikon Z 6 Essential Movie Kit that was recently introduced in Europe:

The new Nikon Z 6 Essential Movie Kit is now available for pre-orders at Park Camera UK and Calumet Germany.

The US version of the Z6 filmmaker’s kit is slightly different – see the details at Adorama, B&H and Amazon.

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The Nikon Z50 mirrorless APS-C camera will not have IBIS and could be announced as early as next week

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2019

The Nikon Z50 will look very similar to this prototype camera

I still don’t have an exact date, but the rumored Nikon Z50 mirrorless APS-C camera could be announced as early as next week.

New info: the Nikon Z50 will not have IBIS. Here is a recap on what to expect:

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CIPA’s August report is out

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2019

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their August report. For the calendar year to date, the numbers are similar to last month and the month before in terms of year over year percentages, except that mirrorless shipped value is up another 2%. (orange: 2019, black: 2018, blue: 2017, click for larger view):