Nice look at these excellent lenses, which often get overlooked by folks who think that f1.4 is be-all, end-all of 50mm lenses. One correction, though: Nikon has not released an F-mount lens since 2020, when it decided to abandon that mount and go to the Z mount for mirrorless cameras. You can still buy F-mount lenses new from Nikon, but that’s only until existing stock disappears. Heck, you can even buy new manual focus lenses, including the 50mm f1.4 -- just look under “Special Purpose” on the nikonusa website.
Yes, I agree, Nikon haven’t made anything for its F-mount in years. It does seem effectively abandoned or at least in limbo.
However, I was going by what was reported in articles published around the time I wrote this review, which said the mount was not, in fact, discontinued, according to Nikon itself. Like this one: digitalcameraworld.com/new….
Haven’t heard any updates since. Not sure when to call it (I still have hope) 🤷
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Dmitri