maitani
Well-known
Not an aprils fool joke, but wouldn't 2012 be the year for a new F? Given nikons 8 year cycle for the professional F line? The F6 was introduced in 2004, photokina will take place this fall..
Of course it would be against any logic to introduce a pro film body in 2012, but then nikon introduced a SP replica in 2005, or a FM3a even later. Any thoughts on this? Should we hold our breath for an F7. The F line was the pro flagship for the last half century, so i guess even nikon will have some thoughts about this.
Was it stated somewhere that the F6 was the (very) last kiss goodnight for the F line?
Of course it would be against any logic to introduce a pro film body in 2012, but then nikon introduced a SP replica in 2005, or a FM3a even later. Any thoughts on this? Should we hold our breath for an F7. The F line was the pro flagship for the last half century, so i guess even nikon will have some thoughts about this.
Was it stated somewhere that the F6 was the (very) last kiss goodnight for the F line?
chris00nj
Young Luddite
No way, no how. What would the F7 do that the F6 doesn't?
dallard
Well-known
Pez dispenser.
No, but the sad thing for film is, it doesnt burn out, it fades away. Same will be true for the Nikon F line. But after all, these are just tools. Dont worry, move on.
Deniz Merdan
Established
Interchangable digital/film back? Hance nikon's interchanble sensor patent and all.
Moriturii
Well-known
Nope. Those days are over, no more professional film cameras. Sorry!
awilder
Alan Wilder
I agree, no F7. They will put all their pro camera resourses into digital. The F6 will likely be in production for a just a few more years but on a limited basis depending on demand. Non pro cameras will continue to be the FM-10 from Cosina.
Gary Sandhu
Well-known
Perhaps a limited edition F6 with titanium or red leather... Maybe gold? (I'm only half kidding -- they've done stuff like this before).
Is Nikon still making new f6's?
Is Nikon still making new f6's?
Kolame
Established
As far as I know, they produce once or twice a year, depending on the pre-orders they have. I might be wrong though.
ajuk
Established
It might seem a strange thing to happen, but I could see how it would be in Fuji and Kodak's interest for this to happen, wouldn't even surprise me if Fuji helped bankroll it, if was essentially a D4 with a film transport mechanism, would the R&D be that extortionate?
According to this article, Sendai Nikon is producing 50 F6s per month.
http://asia.cnet.com/crave/what-goes-on-inside-nikons-sendai-factory-62213402.htm
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
No need to do that. They invented the F5 almost 2 decades ago. All they would have to do is make some slight improvements to it.
Hell, they could make a digital back (the serial port ready back already exists) for the F5 a-la Leica DMR and most certainly have a winner. They could charge thousands for it and I amongst many others would buy one as soon as I had the cash. (fantasy conjecture.)
Phil Forrest
veraikon
xpanner
no chance for F7 in my eyes. It is imho even remarkable that Nikon produces with the F6 the last "non-consumer 135-film SLR". Lets hope it will last.
Jamie123
Veteran
That would be a tremendous waste of cash on both the company's and the customer's side. Why would anyone in their right mind want to use an expensive module when it's so much easier to just use two separate bodies.
James24
Well-known
This says it all really. Very few people want film cameras anymore. And presumably most of those who want an F6 already have one. What could they improve on an F6 to justify an F7? Not much imo.
I'd much rather wish for a digital SP. Maybe there's a better chance of that than an F7....
ajuk
Established
50 a month wow, but I wasn't suggesting that the F7 should be made because of the the volume of sales it would produce.
thegman
Veteran
I think a more "retro" F7 would make more sense. Those of us shooting film, on this forum at least, seem to prefer manual, metal, non-curvy cameras to DSLR lookalikes. I think if the F7 was more like an FM3A, then it may do better.
Ade-oh
Well-known
And, in reality, the F6 doesn't do all that much more than an F5...
I can't see Nikon bothering with the R and D effort to improve on the F6: a special edition could happen, I suppose.
erpe
Newbie
f6andBthere
Well-known
If you've ever used an F6 you'd be struggling to think of any way to improve it ... it's as near a perfect automated SLR as is imaginable IMO!
Maybe a Hermes edition ... or in white possibly?
Maybe a Hermes edition ... or in white possibly?