In Mid July Sigma will announce those four new lenses:

35mm f/1.2
45mm f/2.8
12-24mm f/2.8
24-70mm f/2.8 (this lens will be available later after the release of the other three lenses)

They should be available first for Sony E-mount and the L-mount. A Nikon Z version of these should be available from early 2020 on!

via MirrorlessRumors

The reliable news site Nikkei reports that Nikon is ready to launch a sub $1,000 mirrorless camera in 2019! This is the google translated text:

Nikon will introduce a new mid-price mirrorless camera product in fiscal 2019. The same interchangeable lens can be used in the product that corresponds to a sister model such as the high-end model “Z7” launched by the company in the autumn of 2006. It is expected that the price will be in the 100,000 yen range, which is easier for the general consumer to pick up than the leading 200,000 to 400,000 yen model. The aim is to develop the demand of users other than existing enthusiasts.

Seem like we will get an Canon RP competitor…

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.

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

Dpreview interviewed two Nikon managers. They made quite a cryptic statement about possible APS-C mirrorless cameras:

I cannot disclose our plans but for today I can say that since we launched the Z series, our DX format DSLR users have been asking us to apply mirrorless technology to the DX format as well. If we employ APS-C sensors [in mirrorless] maybe the system can be made even smaller. So as we go along, we’ll listen to the voices of our customers.

Sounds like they might use a new mount for APS-C mirrorless?

Nikon engineers did share this image of one of the early Z camera prototypes. This is one of the designs they were considering before they did choose for the official Z6-Z7 design.