Nikon is killing their “1” mirrorless system cameras
Aug 1, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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Nikon has prepared their existing (and perhaps future) users for the development of a new mirrorless camera. However, it seems they’ve decided to kill the old ones completely. Judging from the post on digitalkamera.de, Nikon will no longer be producing subsequent models to their remaining mirrorless cameras from the “1” line.
The post on their page is German, but when translated, it reads this:
Two out of the three Nikon-1 system cameras available so far are already sold out at Nikon. The third, so as traders reported, is currently still available from existing stock at Nikon, but is no longer produced. Subsequent models are not announced. This is actually the end of the previous mirrorless camera system from Nikon.
As I mentioned, Nikon has announced that they plan to develop a new mirrorless camera, as well as to focus on high-end DSLRs. After the company president’s statement, and later the official confirmation, these are definitely the company’s plans.
Now, as we can conclude from the post on digitalkamera.de, it seems that the production of Nikon 1 is completely over. And we know there’s a new line of mirrorless cameras coming as a replacement. Considering the serious competition in the mirrorless market, they will really need to introduce something special. I guess they wouldn’t have any trouble convincing me to buy their product (I’m an irrationally devoted fan). But if they want to gain new users, or make DSLR shooters switch to their mirrorless, they’ll need to get serious about it.
As for the lenses, there is no detailed information. So if you have some of the Nikon-1 lenses, I’m not sure if you’ll still be able to use them, or if there will be the F or some new type of mount.
[via Mirrorless Rumors]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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7 responses to “Nikon is killing their “1” mirrorless system cameras”
If they reuse the 1-series mount for their new mirrorless it’ll basically be dead on arrival. Nikon 1-mount is designed for 1″ sensors and for the new system to be successful it would probably need at least APS-C and more preferably be able to accommodate FF.
Sure, if they somehow can make the flange distance shorter enough they could provide an adapter for the Nikon 1-mount. But that would require an insane crop mode.
The only thing they need to do is to give a new mirrorless system the F-mount and DX sensor and they can sit back and watch the sales go up. That’s gonna effectively kill entry DX dslrs but they can’t have it both ways as they tried with 1/CX.
What possible point would there be in giving it F-mount? It’s the longest mainstream FFD, so almost no lenses other than those explicitly made for F-mount could be used. Meanwhile, every other mirrorless maker barring some Sigmas can use everything from rangefinder lenses through Nikon and beyond. For any mirrorless mount, the ideal solution would be to have an adapter which performs as well as a DSLR but can be removed. Sony tried with their LA-EA adapters, and though I’ve only used the LA-EA1, I am given to understand their performance was not on par with a dedicated A-mount body.
A good try but the angle of approach was off, imho.
I’d like to see Nikon try something akin to Sony’s new system. In spite of all the hype, mirrorless has a long way to go before being crowned king.
The Sensors need to be much bigger for a start.
Canon have gone backwards, Nikon aren’t really that interested…Sony and Fuji must be loving it
Yes
Katja Gerne