I bet it'll be announced month after next month or two months after that or available next year.
If I had to hazard a guess if they were going to announce the Zf at all, it might be August 17th. In a recent Grays of Westminster video, about 2:30 they talk about some sort of post Nikon made about announcing a release date to the 180-600mm lens.
The 180-600mm has already been announced, but no formal release date has been actually given by Nikon. I doubt a full press release about the release date of an already-announced product will really be all that newsworthy, so the Zf, or really anything, could be lumped in together on this date.
Pure speculation, of course.
*Edit: apparently my thoughts are in direct contradiction of NikonRumors expectations of the next announcement.
Looks like you are getting poor translation. On July 31, Nikon Japan specified that the 180-600 will start shipping on August 17: https://www.nikon-image.com/products/info/2023/0731.html
Pure speculation, of course.
*Edit: apparently my thoughts are in direct contradiction of NikonRumors expectations of the next announcement.
Although it wasn't a single week, Nikon squeezed the Z8 in between lenses with only a few weeks between. I suppose it wouldn't be too crazy to shorten the buffer time.That NR post is about next week, the 17th would be the week after that. I also felt like it was weird for them to do 2 separate dates for a camera and lens, but haven't they done that recently?If I had to hazard a guess if they were going to announce the Zf at all, it might be August 17th. In a recent Grays of Westminster video, about 2:30 they talk about some sort of post Nikon made about announcing a release date to the 180-600mm lens.
The 180-600mm has already been announced, but no formal release date has been actually given by Nikon. I doubt a full press release about the release date of an already-announced product will really be all that newsworthy, so the Zf, or really anything, could be lumped in together on this date.
Pure speculation, of course.
*Edit: apparently my thoughts are in direct contradiction of NikonRumors expectations of the next announcement.
What two separate dates? The 180-600 is just a shipping date. Nikon doesn’t make announcements when a previously introduced lens is shipped.That NR post is about next week, the 17th would be the week after that. I also felt like it was weird for them to do 2 separate dates for a camera and lens, but haven't they done that recently?If I had to hazard a guess if they were going to announce the Zf at all, it might be August 17th. In a recent Grays of Westminster video, about 2:30 they talk about some sort of post Nikon made about announcing a release date to the 180-600mm lens.
The 180-600mm has already been announced, but no formal release date has been actually given by Nikon. I doubt a full press release about the release date of an already-announced product will really be all that newsworthy, so the Zf, or really anything, could be lumped in together on this date.
Pure speculation, of course.
*Edit: apparently my thoughts are in direct contradiction of NikonRumors expectations of the next announcement.
Given my track record, I'm betting the announcement comes just past your return window if you buy the DF. :-D
Well if we look at the timelines..
It's only a week or so.. let's wait. Let's hope it's not just a repackaged Z5
All Nikon Rumours, Sony Alpha Rumours and the fools on YT have proven is that Nikon has got even better at keeping its secrets AND in trapping fools who leak.
One problem with that: recently Nikon has been "shipping" on different dates in different countries. As much as two weeks different in some cases.
Perhaps in some cases, but most recently the Z8 and 70-180mm/f2.8 were both available worldwide on the same day or at most within a day or two.
So Nikon is debuting a whole new sensor for the Zf? I guess I'd really like to know how 'new' the sensor will really be.
I'd hope so for the premium over the Zfc.
have a source for this? any idea of release date?
