Will Samyang ever make AF Nikon Z lenses? Not until it becomes officially licensed

Samyang lens in front of Nikon Z6 III camera .

I've been going down the rabbit hole that is the ongoing legal situation surrounding Nikon and third-party manufacturers.

In case you missed it, the Big N’s relationship with Viltrox has been under the spotlight due to a high-profile legal case in the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court – with Sirui and Meike also seemingly falling foul of the Z-mount clampdown.