I got multiple emails about a recent response from Nikon UK/EU support indicating that the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens is already discontinued (click for larger view):
I personally don’t believe this is the case, since the 500mm f/5.6 PF lens is one of the best-selling lenses Nikon ever produced. I really hope this rumor is not true.
The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens is currently in stock at Amazon US, Camera Canada, Park Cameras UK, and Calumet DE.
Based on recent internal presentations, Nikon is rumored to soon announce up to four new lenses, including the new Nikkor Z macro lens(es) and the new Nikkor Z pancake lens(es) – see the latest Nikkor Z lens roadmap for more info. I already reported that a new Nikon Z APS-C mirrorless camera is also expected in the first 6 months of 2021. All this means that we can expect a new Nikon products announcement in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more details.
If you have any information on the upcoming Nikon announcement, please contact me anonymously here.
Nikon USA recently had layoffs that mainly impacted NPS staff (Nikon Professional Services). I do not know the exact number of laid-off employees, but I was told it was “significant”.
Update #1: it seems that the NPS layoffs happened also in Canada.
Update #2: Nikon laid off most of NPS this week as well as people in the marketing department combined with some forced retirements. More than half of NPS is gone leaving only 5 staff in the field as opposed to 14 two years ago.
Today Adobe released their March 2021 Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic versions:
Two new Nikon related updates:
Nikon still supports the KeyMission 360 camera – a new firmware update version 1.6 was just released with a single fix:
Skylum released Luminar AI Update 2 with several new improvements, features and added support for the Nikon Z5, Z6 II, and Z7 II mirrorless cameras:
The new Luminar AI Update 2 version is also now on sale – from March 16-24 you can get 40% off the following:
See all the details for this release at PhotoRumors.
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