The End of the SLR Photography Era Is Near
July 12th, 2022Update: Nikkei Says Nikon to Stop Making DSLRs, Nikon Says It’s Still Making, Selling & Servicing Them
Via: DPReview:
Nikon Inc’s statement is fairly straightforward, but Nikon isn’t explicitly denying the information in the Nikkei’s report. Nikon doesn’t say the report is incorrect, only that ‘Nikon has made no announcement in this regards [sic].’ Nikon does say it will continue ‘the production, sales and service of digital SLR,’ but that’s a rather vague statement that only holds weight in the immediate present. Should Nikon cease all production, sales and service of its DSLR lineup tomorrow, Nikon’s statement will still have been true when made.
It’s also worth noting that Nikon doesn’t mention development at all in its statement, only production. While it isn’t exactly a surprise Nikon wouldn’t be pouring resources into developing new DSLR cameras, the wording in Nikon’s statement seems clear that it’s only continuing to produce its existing lineup of DSLRs.
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So it goes…
Well, since mobile phones are apparently taking over, maybe Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L telephoto lenses will start going for a hundred bucks on eBay.
*chortle*
Via: Nikkei:
Japanese camera maker Nikon will withdraw from the single-lens reflex camera business and shift toward digital offerings amid intensifying competition from smartphone cameras, Nikkei has learned.
Nikon’s SLR cameras have been widely used by professional photographers for more than 60 years and have come to be seen as synonymous with the Japanese company.
It now plans to focus resources on mirrorless cameras, which have become mainstream products on the back of more advanced digital technologies.
Sigh, Cringe: Canon and Nikon Announcements Show That, In Time, iPhones Will Replace DSLRs
https://www.channelnews.com.au/nikon-denies-plans-to-exit-slr-market/
Hmm, I wonder if they’ll do something like what Canon did when they left film behind. The Canon EOS-1V was their last professional 35mm film camera. They released it in 2000 and kept it in production for 18 years!
Film never entirely went away. Maybe it’ll be the same with DSLR cameras somehow.
I find it incredible that something like a Canon EOS 1D X can be had for around US$1000. I bought the first EOS1 35mm camera in 1990. Maybe I’ll be able to get a 1D X at some point.
The body isn’t the problem, though. The glass is never going to be easy. Sold all mine to (literally) buy the farm long ago.