F6 is dead????

[frank-grumman]

https://nikonrumors.com/2020/10/05/...-s-dx-lenses-now-listed-as-discontinued.aspx/

 

[Rob-F]

So this would be then be the end of the film Nikons?

 

[back alley]

I think it's been dead for awhile...now just comes the funeral.

 

[Mackinaw]

Discontinued in Europe. Still available in the USA, at least for now.

Jim B.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Its probably been discontinued for years, with Nikon just selling stock from the last production run all this time. They're announcing the 'end' because they're running out of them.

 

[robert blu]

Also the Ai-S 50mm f/1.2 ...so bad...🙁

 

[Archlich]

Been inevitable since the day they discontinued the Nikon yōkan.

 

[Out to Lunch]

I've just read that the F6 is still available in certain markets, and so I suppose they stock them regionally.

 

[shimokita]

Just checked the availability for the Nikon F6 at Yodobashi Camera in Japan...

Delivery date: Low stock - Orders should be placed as soon as possible!
Orders before 7:00 PM Thursday 8-Oct will be delivered on Friday, October 9, 2020.

List Price Yen 379,500
Current prince Yen 304,700

plus tax and 10% Yodobashi Point program applies (30,470 points)

So at the moment, still available...

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[ChrisPlatt]

I'm waiting for the F7. 😉

I'm not holding my breath...

Chris

 

[Out to Lunch]

I just had a look on eBay: mint around USD 1,000, and there is a seller in Malaysia who offers the F6, new in box, for USD 3,000 -I suppose at around the same price as mentioned by shimokita, above. I don't know the Malaysian seller, but he's been offering the F6 for quite a long time.

I am not tempted since I have the Canon EOS 5, which I bought many moons ago on a whim at Heathrow Airport, en-route to the Great Lakes Region of Africa. The prints are nice but in storage. I'll scan & share them whenever we are allowed to travel again. Cheers, OtL

 

[shawn]

KEH has one for $668 right now.

Shawn

 

[css9450]

https://nikonrumors.com/2020/10/05/...-s-dx-lenses-now-listed-as-discontinued.aspx/

Is it official this time? For years, we've been hearing either a) the Sendai factory has a line dedicated specifically to the F6, or b) they only build them in batches every couple years or so and then sell them until stock runs low and it's time to make a new batch.


Such a tempting and highly-capable camera but I don't foresee needing to replace anything I already own, so I'll have to pass.

 

[FrozenInTime]

In a few more years, once the last of the great film cameras produced suffer irreparable failures, the market will be ready for a continuation series run of the F3.

 

[splitimageview]

But wait?

Doesn’t this pretty much stick a fork in the general narrative?

What happened to increasing film demand, to the point where even new models of film cameras are being discussed...not to mention ‘demand for the F6 is increasing significantly...’

https://rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172092&page=2

 

[css9450]

But wait?

Doesn’t this pretty much stick a fork in the general narrative?

What happened to increasing film demand, to the point where even new models of film cameras are being discussed...not to mention ‘demand for the F6 is increasing significantly...’

https://rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172092&page=2

And this one:


https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166042

 

[zuiko85]

I’m quite sure that how many new F6 cameras Nikon has sold in the last 5 years is ‘top secret’, but there must come a time when the necessary cost of manufacturing this camera far exceeds what the price to dealers is. At that point it is just an advertising ploy. So they can say, ‘Yes, we still make a film camera for the discerning photographer.’
After that point is reached, or the people with the skills and training to assemble F6’s all retire, then the accounting department finally shuts that door.

 

[GarageBoy]

They should adapt a page from the Leica book, and do the SP/S3 in low volumes

 

[Filter Factor]

They should adapt a page from the Leica book, and do the SP/S3 in low volumes

Again? They tired that once, lost money on every one they sold, and unsold examples were available for years afterward still on dealer's shelves.

 

[drewbarb]

Again? They tired that once, lost money on every one they sold, and unsold examples were available for years afterward still on dealer's shelves.

I still wish I could find one of these; but I don't own one because I can't justify the expense. I have enough cameras; more than I need, and certainly sufficient to my needs. But I'd love to have one all the same.


While on the one hand I am saddened to see this news, I think it makes sense. The world has gone digital; film has become a niche market that can usefully be served by the used market for a long time to come. I'd rather see Nikon stay in business serving current needs than go under trying to hold onto history.