Be careful, Sony and Canon – Nikon says it’s making cinema lenses for its ZR digital camera and filmmakers ought to be excited

Nikon introduced at IBC that it’s creating cinema lensesThere’s at present no timeline on when to count on the primary modelsThey can be designed for the Nikon Z Cinema Cameras, together with the ZR

Nikon elevated its place within the cinema digital camera house when it purchased business favourite RED Digital Cameras in 2024, and has set about capitalizing on the partnership at a price of knots.

Simply 18 months down the road, there’s already two RED cameras relaunched with Nikon’s Z-mount – the V-Raptor and the Komodo – a extra inexpensive V-Raptor XE, plus the primary mannequin in a very new line of Nikon Z Cinema Cameras, the Nikon ZR.

Branded Nikon RED, the ZR is a extremely succesful and polished Z-mount digital camera, with 6K 60fps video, in-camera 12-bit RAW, a brand new RED R3D ‘NE’ codec, 32-bit float audio seize and a rival-beating 4-inch contact show, all for a low worth which places the squeeze on Sony, Canon and even Panasonic.

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The ZR is a primary large step into a brand new world for Nikon and appears set to hassle our greatest video cameras information, however by design it is an fanatic stage mannequin, whereas the system continues to be in its infancy. RED being within the image will transfer issues alongside properly, however nonetheless I am curious to know what’s subsequent for Nikon.

Through the IBC 2025 present in Amsterdam this week, I sat down with Nikon to debate its Z Cinema Digicam collection, and received some surprisingly open solutions about what we will count on subsequent.

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The ZR with the brand new ME-D10 shotgun mic accent. The directional mic is appropriate with the digital camera’s spectacular 32-bit float audio seize capabilities. (Picture credit score: Tim Coleman)

Cinema lenses will come

Nikon has lengthy been a photographer’s model. Sure, its latest mirrorless fashions, such because the hybrid Z9 and Z6 III, shoot top-quality video, however Nikon’s gear up to now is designed primarily for pictures.