I was told that Nikon will officially license third-party autofocus lenses for Z-mount only if they complement Nikon’s current lens lineup, rather than compete with the existing Nikkor Z lenses. You can already see that strategy with the current third-party Z lenses from Tamron: the Nikon Z 28-75mm lens by Tamron is not the same […]
Sigma did not announce its first Z-mount lens today – they only released a new Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens for Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount. Of course, it is very easy for some to make comments and predictions after the official announcement (Monday morning quarterback). I went back to my previous […]
The first Sigma press event for 2023 is scheduled for next week (January 12) and we may finally get an official word on the long-rumored Sigma mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount that are expected to be introduced this year (2023):
Today Digicame-info confirmed my previous reports that Sigma will announce their first lenses for Nikon Z-mount next year (2023). The original information is coming from the former Nokishita, so I am very confident that it is accurate. I expect to see the official announcement to be at the CP+ show in Japan in February 2023. Sigma […]
Rumors about Sigma starting to produce mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z- mount have been floating around for a while. Even Sigma’s CEO kind of confirmed the rumors in an interview last year. A few days ago a reader sent me an email from Sigma Netherlands where the company’s representative confirmed that “a number” of Sigma […]
Tokina confirmed to me that they currently have no plans to make mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount. Tokina already has several mirrorless lenses available for other mounts. Sigma is still talking about Nikon Z mount lenses but it is not clear yet if Nikon will be ok working with another manufacturer. Reminder: over the years […]
This report is coming from the UK and is based on the availability of Sigma and Tamron DSLR lenses at major UK retailers (previous reports of discontinued lenses can be found here): List of discontinued Sigma DSLR lenses: Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro […]
