Nikon kills off more of its APS-C and full-frame F mount lenses
May 13, 2021
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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I’ve been saying for years that the “Death of DSLRs” will come when the manufacturers give up on them and not before – no matter what people on YouTube or in Facebook groups might say. And, well, the time finally seems to be upon us where that’s happening. Canon is killing off EF mount lenses, Nikon probably isn’t planning to replace its DSLRs and they just killed off more lenses.
With just the AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR APS-C kit lens being killed off a few days ago and the 200mm f/2G ED VR II last month, it now seems Nikon has expanded the list of discontinued lenses. Nikon has said that they’re going to be bringing out more lenses, but they’re all going to be Z mount lenses, not F mount.
To speed that transition along, Nikon appears to have killed off a few more full-frame FX and APS-C DX format lenses, adding them to the discontinued list. For lenses that were until recently still in production, that list of cancelled lenses looks a little something like this…
- AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
- AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
- AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II
- AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR
- AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
- AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR
- AF-S DX NIKKOR Micro 85mm f/3.5G ED VR
It won’t be long now until they res die off and Nikon officially announces that they’ve abandoned the F mount. Personally, I’m happy that the DSLR’s demise is finally now upon us. Not because I’m one of those fanatical mirrorless zealots that wishes death upon DSLR technology but because other people are.
As the world switches over, the used market will be flooded with DSLRs and F mount lenses that still do the job just fine for my needs – well, my photographic ones anyway, even if not my video needs – and I’ll be able to grab some bargains.
[via Nikon Rumors]
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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26 responses to “Nikon kills off more of its APS-C and full-frame F mount lenses”
Yeah, sure, 18-55 being discontinued is a hell of a sign of DSLRs death… ?
Ena Mujanović Its a sign that for now DX DSLR’s are getting the extinction treatment. Guess who will come next ;)
Marco Peixoto discontinuing 18-55 can only mean death of shitty photos. And if few shitty, cheap lenses won’t be produced again do you really think that Nikon will kill off their best selling products?
Just deal with the fact that DSLRs are forever ?
Ena Mujanović the 18-55 is actually a very nice Lens. Not for the price, its just a nice Lens… and if you cant make a good photo with one then its not the lens problem ;)
Marco Peixoto Well, of you’re shooting your kids playing, taking photos no one’s gonna see, basically, than yes. But if you wanna sell your photos, if you wanna have amazing composite, perfect shapeness… Darling, quality lenses are extremely expensive, and no people are not buying them because they have money to throw away. Just deal with the fact that 18-55 is shitty lens and don’t try to prove me wrong. Have a great life and get yourself a DSLR and a lens that can actually do it’s job. You might be surprised.
Ena Mujanović If you actually read the article before commenting, you’d see that’s not the only lens. But, to be fair, it is probably the most-sold of Nikon’s lenses since it was released.
It is also the beginning of a what I am sure will be a long list of lenses to be discontinued and consequently unrepairable.
Ena Mujanović How about the 200mm f/2? Is that a cheap shitty lens? :)
Ena Mujanović dude I come for a family of Photgraphers that use Cameras since 1940’s… some of them use whatever they can get their hands on… most of them are Pro High Fashion and Advertisment Photographers, others went to Weddings.
Sure all have top of the line Material but they also shoot and make Outstanding Imagery with anything that they have on their disposal…. so get off your high horse and pay attention.
Ena Mujanović you know they mean mount systems, right?
Times are changing, it’s the same route as going from film to digital…DSLR to mirrorless. It makes perfect sense to put time and efforts into newer evolved technology rather than trying to keep alive that which is now being left in the past. That said it creates the opportunity to pick up old legendary gear for cheaper prices :-) Remember we’re the creators of our work and we get to pick what we shoot with. Sometimes mixing old and new creates amazing combinations
Daniel Venter 200 mm f2 being discontinued?
Venu Gopal I heard so but I’m not really concerned – There’s so many options :-)
From film to DSLR, it was a huge change of technology but now from DSLR to mirrorless, it’s more and less the same. It’s just business.
Patrick Mayon There’s actually a substantial difference between how one shoots DSLR and Mirrorless – the same differences between film and digital :-)
the only difference is the way the light travel through the camera. Both are digital cameras producing raw or jpeg files.
Jesus… Who actually cares? Times change; it’s like the transition from film to digital… Only less of a big deal.
Why is such a fuss being made of all this? At the end of the day DSLR or mirrorless, they’re digital cameras; nothing much is changing.
Craig Skinner Photography Well, apparently, you do. I mean, you cared enough to take time out of your life to comment on a topic you claim you don’t care about and have no interest in.
It also means Nikon won’t be fixing 10 year old stuff and their purge of DSLRs will be complete.
Just sick of seeing articles over and over again saying the same thing and declaring DSLRs dead… as if it matters…
It declared that Nikon had discontinued lenses. It discussed DSLRs being dead. I’ve been fighting the phrase ever since the Sony fanboys thought it up. But when the manufacturers stop making it… It is dead.
If you’d bothered to read the article properly, I see it as a good thing. It means the used market will be flooded and I’ll be able to get a bunch of ’em cheap. I like my DSLRs. I haven’t used a camera with an EVF that didn’t give me a headache within 15-30 minutes of using it. :)
They are creating the death.
they say never say never, I say never mirrorless, when you understand 32bit raw lossless edit
If they want to send me one of those 200mm F2’s I’ll be happy.
Should be a few bargains coming so.?
Makes sense. Z is better, so thats the future