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The PC NIKKOR 19mm f/4E ED is now discontinued, Nikon is rumored to announce two new mirrorless tilt-shift lenses

The Nikon PC NIKKOR 19mm f/4E ED tilt-shift lens (Nikon F) is now listed as discontinued (production completed) at several stores in Japan: Camera Kitamura: Now on sale Map camera: Out of production/in stock Bic Camera: Now on sale Yodobashi Camera: Discontinued Nikon Direct: Now on sale (via asobinet) The lens is still available in […]

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The Nikon Coolpix P1000 super-telephoto digital camera with 125x optical zoom is now discontinued

Several Japanese stores list the Nikon Coolpix P1000 super-telephoto digital camera with 125x optical zoom as discontinued/production completed: Camera Kitamura: Completed products Map camera: Out of production/in stock Bic Camera: Completed products Yodobashi Camera: Discontinued Nikon Japan still lists the P1000 as a “current product”. In the US, the P1000 is out of stock/back-ordered at […]

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All Nikon F-mount products are out of production

This is not really news and has probably been the case for a while: all Nikon F-mount products are already out of production. This means that once the current inventory is depleted, the F-mount cameras and lenses will simply be discontinued and never produced again. Maybe 20 years from now, we will get a commemorative […]

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More discontinued Nikon Nikkor F-mount lenses at B&H Photo

Although still listed on Nikon USA website (they are all “Out-of-Stock” or don’t have a “Buy” button), the following lenses have been discontinued at B&H Photo in the past week or so: Nikon Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-S manual focus lens (#1420) Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 AI-S manual focus lens (#1429) Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 G […]

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Nikon discontinues the Speedlight SB-500 and suspends orders for the Speedlight SB-5000

      Becuase of parts shortage, today Nikon Japan announced the discontinuation of the Speedlight SB-500 flash and suspension of orders for the Speedlight SB-5000 flash. Most Nikon Speedlight units have been out of stock in the US for a while (check Adorama and B&H). As previously reported, I think Nikon is done with developing flash units […]

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Nikon continues to deny their exit from the DSLR market

Nikon continues to deny the exit from the DSLR market:

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A nice farewell story for the Nikon Coolpix W300 waterproof camera

The Nikon Coolpix W300 waterproof camera is now discontinued: Adorama: no longer listed B&H Photo: discontinued Amazon: still available but overpriced Nikon USA: achieved Nikon Japan: discontinued This Nikon Coolpix W300 camera was lost at sea and was found a year later – the pictures were still available:

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Sigma has discontinued 18 DSLR lenses, Tamron has discontinued 22 DSLR lenses

This report is coming from the UK and is based on the availability of Sigma and Tamron DSLR lenses at major UK retailers (previous reports of discontinued lenses can be found here): List of discontinued Sigma DSLR lenses: Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro […]

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