Adorama currently has the refurbished Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED lens for $1,6980.
The last time we had a similar offer (the lens was $20 more expensive), it sold out in minutes.
Additional coverage of the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED lens for $1,699 lens can be found here.
DxOMark published their test results for the Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S mirrorless lens ($847 at Adorama & B&H). Here is their conclusion:
In the past few months, I had several blog posts about Nikon’s upcoming cheaper mirrorless camera (see here and here).
Nikkei also just reported that Nikon is going to announce a new mid-level mirrorless camera as early as this year. The price is going to be around 100,000 yen ($920):
Here is another set of rumored Nikon D760 camera specifications I received from a new source (not confirmed yet):
Update: Venus Optics contacted me and denied any future plans of making a Z-mount version of this lens. The eBay listing is either fraud or a manually modified lens with a Nikon Z-mount:
“We have no plans to make it into Nikon Z mount. And the eBay store you posted is NOT our authorized reseller either. We will NOT provide any warranty to lenses purchased there. I have no ideas why he listed Nikon Z mount while we have no plans in making.”
I received a confirmation that Venus Optics will release the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for Nikon Z-mount at the beginning of July. The Z version of the lens is already listed for sale on eBay:
You can check the technical specifications and pricing of the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 lens at Adorama, B&H and on the official website of Venus Optics. Sample photos can be found here and here:
BCN Ranking (BCN+R) published new data on the Japanese camera market share from April 2018 to March 2019:
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A quick reminder: I will be traveling for the next few weeks and will have limited Internet availability. Blog posts could be delayed. Sorry for any inconvenience caused 🙂
→ The Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon F-mount is now $100 off at Amazon.
→ The 2019 5DayDeal Video Creators Bundle is now available.
→ Adorama has some new refurbished Nikon lens listings (free shipping, 90-day warranty):
→ Profoto announced the B10 Plus Air TTL off-camera flash – twice as powerful as the B10 (now in stock at Adorama abd B&H).
→ Not sure if this is a typo, but this Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO for Nikon Z-mount is listed for sale on eBay (on the official website Venus Optics website the lens is not available for Z-mount):
