Japanese camera maker Nikon is set to phase out the single-lens reflex cameras that were once a mainstay in professional photography. The company will focus on mirrorless cameras and other digital products amid increased competition from smartphones. As it became known to the Nikkei edition, the Japanese giant will leave the existing camera models on sale for now, but will gradually withdraw them from production.
Nikon is the world’s second largest manufacturer of SLR cameras after Canon. They have been widely used by professional photographers and reporters for over 60 years and during this time have become synonymous with the Japanese company. Nikon launched its first DSLR in 1959, making a name for itself with Leica. By the end of the 1990s, the company switched to digital SLR cameras, and sold more than 400,000 of them last year. However, the end of the era was inevitable, as alternatives appeared in the form of mirrorless cameras, as well as smartphones, which in a very short time forced classic cameras out of the market.
If a mirrorless camera uses a mirror to reflect the light flux, then a mirrorless camera uses image sensors that convert light into electrical signals. Interchangeable lenses can also be used in mirrorless cameras, but the device itself can be very compact due to the fact that there is no viewfinder. In 2020, mirrorless camera shipments surpassed DSLR shipments for the first time, but the overall market is shrinking. Back in 2017, 11.67 million digital cameras were sold, and already in 2021 – 5.34 million.
In June 2020, Nikon released the flagship D6 SLR camera, after which it did not have any new models. Canon, in turn, also announced that the EOS-1D X Mark III will be its last flagship SLR camera.
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