Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan

Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by ashtonkem on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:08PM (#25496870)

I wonder how many photographers were put off by the cost & weight of a 800mm lens, and how many just didn't actually need a 800mm lens? The only time I can remember wanting > 200mm was back when I did sports photography.

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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by ivanhoe on Monday December 21, 2020 @01:49PM (#25498021)

Wildlife & nature, architecture, astronomy, any scene that you want to "flatten"...

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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by robotmay on Monday December 21, 2020 @03:06PM (#25498928)

Yeah wildlife photography, particularly bird photography, can never have enough focal length. I practice stalking techniques to get closer (which has a much better cost/reward ratio to buying bigger lenses) but if you can fill the frame with a bird you can get awesome shots that just aren't possible otherwise. Currently I'm shooting at 600mm, and I definitely want a teleconverter to get up to ~800mm. After that the prices get truly insane so I think I'll just have to find some bigger birds at that point.

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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by trm42 on Monday December 21, 2020 @01:29PM (#25497788)

For landscapes 400-600 mm are in some cases really nice.

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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by matwood on Monday December 21, 2020 @05:24PM (#25500364)

I bought a 70-300 Nikon ED VR specifically to take pictures of the moon, and it does a pretty good job. Turns out it's useful for a lot of situations (birds and other wildlife). My vacation setup is normally iPhone + D7100 with the 70-300 attached. That can easily cover most situations w/o changing lenses around too often.

I'm planning on picking up one of the Nikon mirrorless FFs soon.

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