Due to the advancement of mobile cameras, Nikon decided to stop making its reflex cameras and focus on its mirrorless models.
Such a possibility had been heard for quite some time Mobile cameras will one day replace reflex cameras And, in fact, recently, Japanese smartphone and camera maker Sony said it took less than three years for that to happen.
But, everything indicates that these terms can be shortened A recent report from specialist media Nikkei Asia that reveals Nikon and Canon will stop making their SLR and DSLR cameras Due to the evolution of mobile device cameras.
This is the beginning of the end for reflex cameras
According to Nikkei Asia, Nikon, the second largest DSLR camera maker after Canon, It will stop making its reflex and DSLR cameras to focus on its mirrorless modelsSomething that will cause the Nikon D6 SLR to be released in June 2020 The latest SLR camera from the Japanese manufacturer so that it reaches the market.
Nikkei Asia explained that the main reason for this decision is that mobile cameras are becoming more powerful, something that is happening Nikon has lost ground in the reflex camera market. This has led the Japanese brand to rethink its strategy and focus Offer “products with more unique features”.
“Nikon cameras are losing ground to smartphones, which have more powerful cameras.”
From now on Nikon will focus Mirrorless digital camera madeWhich is already half of the Japanese firm’s revenue.
But that’s not all, as the Nikkei Asia report also states that another major SLR camera maker, Canon, is also expecting Stop making them in the next few years.