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The Nikon Z Lens Roadmap Shows They’ve Got the Pro Market in Mind

Chris Gampat
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08/23/2018
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Nikon Mirrorless Lens Roadmap

Last Updated on 08/23/2018 by Mark Beckenbach

Here’s the Nikon Z Lens Roadmap; the most popular lenses will be coming first.

We’re pretty confident that this image of the new Nikon Z Lens Roadmap is going to solve a lot of questions and crush any upcoming rumors. With a new camera system coming out, one of the biggest concerns that folks may have about the new Nikon Z system is lenses. Thankfully Nikon is spilling the bean here and we know what’s coming in the next few years, providing they stick to their word.

So what do we have here:

  • The 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.8, and 24-70mm f4 this year
  • 58mm f0.95 Noct coming next year
  • 20mm f1.8 next year
  • 85mm f1.8 next year
  • 24-70mm f2.8 next year
  • 70-200mm f2.8 next year
  • 14-30mm f4 next year
  • In two years we’re getting more primes and zooms
  • In two years there will also probably be more new cameras developed

It appears Nikon is not wasting any time at all. Rightfully so, they shouldn’t be. It took them many years to even get this started and in the meantime other manufacturers have been far ahead of them. Sony is ahead in the mirrorless full frame world, Fujifilm has the GFX system and their X series system, and Micro Four Thirds has been ahead of the rest from the start.

So what’s next? Nikon will need to start working with third party manufacturers. Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Rokinon, Zeiss, Voigtlander, and others will need to provide lenses to fully round out the system. Nikon absolutely cannot just rely on their own capabilities or else they’re going to get swallowed alive. All of these other manufacturers have already proven via DXOMark that they’re capable of making sharper and better lenses. That’s not at all a knock against Nikon’s glass; it’s more of a continued “wake up” call.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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