Nikon Rumors

Deal of the day: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount now $458.61 off

By [NR] admin | Published: December 23, 2015

The Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount is now $458.61 off at B&H (with 4% in reward and free expedited shipping).

Posted in Deals, Nikon Lenses| Tagged Carl Zeiss, Zeiss Otus 1.4/85| 43 Comments

Samsung denies rumors again about selling its imaging technologies to Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: December 23, 2015

Koreatimes has a new article today about Samsung denying (again) speculations about selling its imaging technologies to Nikon:

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged fake news, Nikon acquiring Samsung's camera business rumors| 21 Comments

New “Df-like” camera rumored for Nikon’s 100th anniversary in 2017

By [NR] admin | Published: December 23, 2015

On July 25, 2017 Nikon will celebrate its 100th anniversary. I was told that Nikon will announce a special “Df-like” camera and lens.

Posted in Nikon Df2| 262 Comments

Another PDAF compatible Nikon F/Sony E mount AF lens adapter in development

By [NR] admin | Published: December 22, 2015

I received an email about a new PDAF compatible Nikon F/Sony E AF lens adapter (similar to the Commlite version). Here are the details:

AF-S lens support only (for now)
Fast full range PDAF on Sony A7R II, good CBAF speed on A7R II
The status of the project can be tracked here (Google translation)

Here is a demo video of a prototype adapter:

Posted in Nikon Lenses| Tagged Adapters, Nikon F-mount to Sony E-mount AF adapter| 110 Comments

All Nikon D850 YouTube videos are fake/clickbait

By [NR] admin | Published: December 22, 2015

There are many fake videos on YouTube about all kinds of “made up” new Nikon cameras. Some of them are based on information I reported here on NR, others are just plain good old BS – they are all made to appear like official Nikon promotions, but I can assure you they are not.