Above you see the first leaked image of the Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 F-mount lens. Specs:
Lens constitution: 11 groups 14 pieces
Minimum shooting distance: 1.0 m
Maximum shooting magnification: 1: 8.6
Filter diameter: 86 mm
Maximum diameter: 100.7 mm
Focus ring diameter: 90.0 mm
Total length (including the lens cap): ZE: 152.3 mm ZF. 2: 150.1 mm
Total length (excluding the lens cap): ZE: 128.8 mm ZF. 2: 126.5 mm
Weight: ZE: 1405g ZF. 2: 1336g
via Nokishita
Within that brochure Nikon confirmed cheaper and non-S lenses will be announced “at a later date”. There is yet no rumor floating around the web about the possible specs of those lenses. I guess we will see the first of such lenses announced in late 2019.
We don’t know yet for sure how good or bad the Nikon Z sales are. But what we know for sure is that the system camera market is still dropping according to the latest CIPA report:
In Feb 2019 Japanese manufacturers shipped 35% less system cameras compared to last year. And this is really a very bad sign 🙁
Imaging Resource talked to a bunch of Nikon managers:
– Nikon does not expect the market to drop by 50% (like Canon predicted)
– Nikon will keep launching surprising and exciting products one after another
– Z-mount allows more symmetrical lens arrangement, so users will greatly benefit from the optical advantages.
There is also a lot of talk about the Z-mount tech but there is really nothing new there to see 🙂
You can preorder them now and they will start shipping out on April 11:
Kipon Iberit 24mm f/2.4 at Amazon and BHphoto.
Kipon Iberit 35mm f/2.4 at Amazon and BHphoto.
Kipon Iberit 50mm f/2.4 at Amazon and BHphoto.
Kipon Iberit 75mm f/2.4 at Amazon and BHphoto.
Kipon Iberit 90mm f/2.4 at Amazon and BHphoto.
Zeiss will soon announce a new Ventum lens series. On top you can see the leaked image of the first lens: 21mm f/2.8 Zeiss Ventum. But it’s unclear if this is a lens made for Drones ot for Z and Canon R cameras…
via MirrorlessRumors
