The Taiwanese company Sainsonic plans to launch their first Kamlan branded full-frame mirrorless lenses for Z-mount next year – they already have the Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 full frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount (pictured above – more info on that lens is available here):
Kamlan plans to launch their first full-frame mirrorless lenses for Z-mount next year
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Just announced: J.B. wood grip-base for Nikon Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras
J.B. Camera Designs released their wood grip-base for Nikon Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras:
“Nikon has finally released a proper pro level mirrorless camera and we feel it still needs a place for that pinky finger! Add protection, ergonomics and a unique look to your Nikon Z6 & Z7 with our new Wood Grip-Base options. We have grips for the Z6 & Z7 in our current 4 wood options: Walnut (dark brown), Padauk (red), White Oak (distressed black painted), and Bamboo (bright yellow).”
J.B. Camera Designs products are sold at Amazon (Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR).
More pictures of the new grips in padauk and walnut below:
Posted in Nikon Mirrorless Camera, Nikon Z6, Nikon Z7 Tagged J.B. wood grip-base, Nikon Z6 and Z7 accessories 66 Comments
Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens US price: $1,399, pre-orders now open
Today Sigma announced the price of the new Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art full frame DSLR lens: $1,399. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H Photo.
Additional information on the new lens, including technical specifications, MTF, vignetting, distortion charts and lens design, can be found here.
In addition to the 40mm f/1.4 lens, Sigma also announced three other new DSLR lenses at the 2018 Photokina show:
- Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art: no pricing announced yet
- Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports: no pricing announced yet
- Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports: the price is $1,999 (now available for pre-order at Adorama and B&H Photo)
14 different Sigma DSLR lenses are currently discounted up to $400:
Shoten announces a new line of Nikon Z lens adapters
A few weeks ago I briefly mentioned the new Shoten lens adapters for Nikon Z mirrorless cameras (Kipon, MTF and Novoflex already have announced their Z-mount lens adapters).
Here are the details on the six new Shoten Nikon Z-mount lens adapters:
Update: Nikon D850 now in stock at Amazon, Adorama and B&H
The Nikon D850 DSLR camera is currently in stock at Amazon for the first time (ships from and sold by Amazon.com).
Update: the Nikon D850 is now also in stock at Adorama and B&H Photo with free overnight shipping.
Grey market prices for the Nikon D850 are now down to $2,819.
LensRental’s Nikon Z7 teardown: “this is a damn well-built camera, the best built mirrorless full-frame camera we’ve taken apart”
LensRental published their Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera teardown and Roger Cicala is impressed – his conclusion: