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Nikon NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S Official: $13,999.95, Built-In 1.4× Teleconverter

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Official NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S product photo. Image: Nikon.

Nikon has officially announced the NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S, bringing its professional fast telephoto zoom to the Z mount with a built-in 1.4× teleconverter. Nikon USA lists the lens at $13,999.95, with preorders available at B&H Photo Video and Adorama.

The lens combines a 120–300mm f/2.8 zoom range with a switch-operated teleconverter that changes it to 168–420mm f/4. Nikon is positioning it for professional sports photography, where subject distance can change quickly and switching lenses can mean missing a shot.

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Sigma FP2: $2,199, a 16Wh battery, 6K open gate and ProRes RAW in a 388g body

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Sigma FP2 full-frame mirrorless camera with a 50mm lens
The Sigma FP2 with the I series 50mm F2 DG. Image: DPReview

The Sigma FP2 is the second-generation ultra-compact full-frame camera in the fp line. It is priced at $2,199 body only and is due to ship on November 11. It is the world’s smallest full-frame interchangeable-lens camera. That is less obvious than it sounds, because the body is almost entirely redesigned and still manages to be smaller than the first fp even with a bigger battery and a tilting screen. You can now pre-order at B&H Photo Video/Amazon.

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Sigma 50mm F1.4 CL DG: a 375g metal F1.4 that gives up sharpness for character

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Sigma 50mm F1.4 CL DG Contemporary lens in black
Sigma 50mm F1.4 CL DG | Contemporary in black, L-Mount shown. Image: Sigma

Sigma has announced the 50mm F1.4 CL DG | Contemporary, the first lens in a new “CL” line inside its I series. It is a full-frame prime for L-Mount and Sony E, in black and silver. Sigma has not given a price. DPReview says the company expects it in early spring 2027.

The pitch is the opposite of the F1.4 Art. Sigma is trading corner sharpness for size and a softer look, and says it controlled aberrations on purpose, with simulation, “for soft rendering of texture.” The body is all metal, with a knurled hood and rings, a magnetic metal cap, a depth-of-field scale, and hard stops at both ends of focus.

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Tamron 16-50mm F2.8 A: $529 or $549, and the Nikon Z version is the long one

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Tamron 16-50mm F2.8 A lens
Product photo of the Tamron 16-50mm F2.8 A published by DPReview. The barrel is marked 16-50mm F2.8 A.

Tamron’s 16-50mm F2.8 A is a constant-F2.8 APS-C zoom for Sony E, Canon RF, Fujifilm X, and Nikon Z. DPReview lists it at $529 for Sony E and Fujifilm X, and $549 for Canon RF and Nikon Z. The “A” is Tamron’s new mark for APS-C, and the model code is B091.

On Sony, Fujifilm, and Nikon that range is about 24-75mm equivalent. On Canon RF it is about 26-80mm. There is no stabilization. It sits next to Tamron’s larger 17-70mm F2.8 VC, and DPReview says the new lens is 42% lighter and about half the volume, at least $170 less, with 7 aperture blades instead of 9.

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Tamron 20-40mm F2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon Z: 380g, and $729 on October 22

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Official product photo of the Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon Z
Official product photo of the Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062) for Nikon Z. Image: Tamron

Tamron is bringing the 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062) to Nikon Z. Tamron says the full-frame zoom goes on sale October 22, 2026. The company’s own release does not list a US price. DPReview reports $729, which is $30 more than the $699 Sony E version announced in 2022. The Z mount is made under license from Nikon. You can now pre-order at B&H Photo Video.

The range is the reason to look at it. A constant F2.8 from a real 20mm to 40mm covers landscapes and everyday frames without stretching into a 24-70. On a Nikon DX body that is about 30-60mm equivalent. There is no vibration compensation. The small barrel is the compensation.

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Sigma 50-120mm F2.8 DC OS Contemporary, official: $799, 390g, October 22

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Official product photo of the Sigma 50-120mm F2.8 DC OS Contemporary
Official product photo of the Sigma 50-120mm F2.8 DC OS | Contemporary. Sony E-mount version shown. $799, ships October 22, 2026. Image: Sigma

Sigma has made the 50-120mm F2.8 DC OS | Contemporary official. Sigma America will sell it from Thursday, October 22, 2026, for $799, in Sony E, Fujifilm X, and Canon RF. There is no L-Mount and no Nikon Z version in this release. Now available for pre-order at B&H Photo Video.

It is the telephoto piece of Sigma’s constant-F2.8 APS-C Contemporary set, next to the 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN and the 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN. Sigma says the three together weigh about 935 g. On an APS-C body the new zoom covers about 75-180mm equivalent, which is the job a 70-200mm F2.8 does on full frame, in a much smaller barrel.

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Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS for Nikon Z: $769, 630g, November 5

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Official product photo of the Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary lens
Official product photo of the Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Contemporary. The Nikon Z version is $769 and ships November 5, 2026. Image: Sigma

Sigma has added a Nikon Z version of the 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Contemporary. Sigma America says authorized dealers get it on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at a regular price of $769. Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon RF, and L-Mount already sell the same optical design. The Z mount is the new one, made under license from Nikon. You can pre-order at B&H Photo Video.

On a Nikon DX body the range works out to about 24-450mm. Sigma calls the 18.8x zoom the first of its kind on an APS-C mirrorless autofocus lens, as of September 2026. That claim does not travel to the Canon RF version, which Sigma lists at about 25.6-480mm because of Canon’s crop.

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Nikon Z5IIC Official: $1,399.95 Flat-Top Full-Frame, No Viewfinder, Mid-October

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Official product photo of the Nikon Z5IIC mirrorless camera in black
Official product photo of the Nikon Z5IIC in black, with the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3. Image: Nikon

Nikon has made the compact Z5 official. The Z5IIC is a flat-top, full-frame Z body at $1,399.95 body-only, or $1,699.95 with the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3. You can pre-order at B&H Photo Video. Nikon USA says it ships in mid-October 2026. Retailers will also offer soft bundles with the 26mm f/2.8 pancake and the 40mm f/2.

The “C” is the point. Nikon says it stands for casual, and the camera omits a viewfinder so the top stays flat. Against the Z5II (134 × 100.5 × 72 mm, about 700 g with battery), this body is 134 × 80.5 × 72 mm and 620 g with battery and card (538 g body only). Same 24.5MP BSI sensor and EXPEED 7. Shorter by the hump.

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Panasonic LUMIX S 20mm F2.5 Official: $499.99, 142g Pancake for the Compact L-Mount Kit

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Official product photo of the Panasonic LUMIX S 20mm F2.5 lens in black
Official product photo of the LUMIX S 20mm F2.5 in black (S-S20). Image: Panasonic

Panasonic has added the pancake the compact L-Mount kit was missing. The LUMIX S 20mm F2.5 (S-S20) is a full-frame ultra-wide prime at $499.99 / €499 / £429, due to ship in October 2026. Black is S-S20K at B&H; silver is S-S20S.

B&H Explora is selling it as a street-and-travel walkaround. The numbers back that up: about 142g without caps, 40.9mm from the front glass to the mount, φ69.4mm, 62mm filters. That is the same length and filter size as the S 40mm F2 and the 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 when the zoom is collapsed — one pouch, shared filters, S9-sized full-frame.

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Canon EOS R8 Mark II Official: $1,899, 7.5-Stop IBIS and a Joystick — Same 24MP Sensor, Same LP-E17

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Official product photo of the Canon EOS R8 Mark II with kit zoom and extension grip
Official product photo of the EOS R8 Mark II with the RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM kit zoom and the optional extension grip. Image: Canon

Canon’s compact full-frame is no longer a rumor sheet. The EOS R8 Mark II is official at $1,899 body-only and $2,099 with the RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. You can pre-order at Amazon/B&H Photo Video.

The two holes DPReview spent three years pointing at are now filled: in-body stabilization (Canon’s CIPA line is 7.5 stops in the center / 7 at the edges with a coordinated IS lens) and a rear AF joystick. Same 24.2MP FSI CMOS the R8 and R6 Mark II already used. Same 2.36-million-dot, 0.7x EVF. Same LP-E17. B&H Explora’s launch note is in the same place: a handful of large upgrades, a longer list of small ones, and the old compromises that did not move.

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