Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount officially announced

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2019


The Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount is officially announced:

  • Replacement for the already discontinued/old version Speedmaster lens
  • Improved image quality with improved optical performance
  • Minimum focusing distance: 0.5m
  • Manual focusing
  • Available for Sony E, Canon RF and Nikon Z mounts
  • Scheduled to be released in April 2019
  • Price: ¥98,000 excluding tax or around $900
  • The Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III lens will be on display at the CP + 2019


Product description (Google translation) and additional pictures:

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Shoten/Techart TZE Nikon Z-mount to Sony E-mount adapter (mount converter) officially announced

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2019


The Shoten/Techart TZE Nikon Z-mount to Sony E-mount adapter (mount converter) is now also officially announced:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #511

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2019


→ Take 15% off Nikon & Canon gear from KEH with coupon code CN2A (this weekend only).


→ Classic cameras: the Nikon FM3a.


→ This new William Optics Redcat 51 APO 250mm f/4.9 telephoto full-frame lens will be available also for Nikon F-mount.


→ Lomography has a new Kickstarter project for a Lomogon 2.5/32 Art lens with round apertures on a rotating wheel.

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Coming soon: Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 full-frame DSLR lens for Nikon F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2019


Samyang will soon announce their new 10mm f/3.5 full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount (previously reported here). This will be one of the upcoming eight new Samyang lenses.

The Samyang 10mm f/3.5 lens will be the world’s widest full-frame lens with zero distortion recti-linear design and glass mold aspherical lens elements.

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Samyang to announce lenses for Nikon Z-mount?

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2019

Samyang posted a teaser on their Facebook page that they will be announcing 8 new lenses and some of them could be for Nikon Z-mount:

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New Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount to be announced next week

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2019


A new Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount will be announced next week (pictured above). An older version of this lens already exists for Sony E-mount (now discontinued). Stay tuned for details.

Via PhotoRumors

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Shoten/Techart TZE Nikon Z-mount to Sony E-mount adapter (mount converter) to be officially announced next week

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2019


The Shoten/Techart TZE Nikon Z-mount to Sony E-mount adapter (mounts converter is probably a better description) will be officially announced at the 2019 CP+ show in Japan next week according to a recent Facebook post.


Note that this is a 2mm adapter conversion ring, not a standalone adapter and it should be used in conjunction with existing/other Techart Pro autofocus adapters. For example: if you want to autofocus a Leica M lens on a Nikon Z camera, you will need the Techart TZE mount converter (Nikon Z -> Sony E) and a second Techart autofocus adapter (Sony E -> Leica M):

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