discontinued gear Archives

The Olympus OM-D E-M1X is listed as discontinued at Japanese retailers

Oct 7, 2022 John Aldred

Released in 2019, the Olympus OM-D E-M1X was met with a bit of a mixed response. It was a high-performance flagship – the Olympus equivalent…

Nikon has now officially discontinued the D3x00 and D5x00 product lines

Jun 9, 2022 John Aldred

Nikon has reportedly sent out official notices to stores stating that the Nikon D3x00 and D5x00 series product lines are now officially discontinued. This means…

Nikon Japan abandons ViewNX 2, ViewNX-i, Capture NX2 and Capture NX-D completely

Jun 7, 2022 John Aldred

Nikon Japan has announced that the installation files for ViewNX 2, ViewNX-i, Capture NX2 and Capture NX-D will no longer be available to download as…

Nikon’s F mount legacy takes one step closer to death as Nikon kills off another seven lenses

May 12, 2022 John Aldred

The demise of Nikon’s DSLR product line, along with the F mount lens system that Nikon has been using for over 60 years, was pretty…

The Nikon D500 is now officially listed as discontinued on the Nikon Japan website

Feb 3, 2022 John Aldred

Well, it looks like it’s true. The Nikon D500 is officially discontinued. After it was spotted as being out of stock, on backorder or whatever,…

Nikon FTZ adapter is now listed as discontinued

Dec 31, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The Nikon FTZ mount adapter that lets you adapt your Nikon F lenses to a Z mount body has now been listed as discontinued. There’s…

Nikon kills off the Coolpix B600 – several accessories under “temporary suspension”

Aug 27, 2021 John Aldred

Nikon has discontinued its Coolpix B600 bridge camera due to parts supply uncertainty, released in March 2019. The camera wasn’t particularly high end, typically selling…