Nikon DL line cancelled
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:37 am
What a joke! The mismanagement of this company is starting to become very concerning...
http://www.nikon.com/news/2017/0213_dl.htm
http://www.nikon.com/news/2017/0213_dl.htm
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E.J. Peiker wrote:What a joke! The mismanagement of this company is starting to become very concerning...
http://www.nikon.com/news/2017/0213_dl.htm
My "joke" comment was an attempt at sarcasm. As for their semiconductor sector, they went from a position of dominance in photolithography steppers in the 1990's to almost no market share as they were out engineered, out marketed, and basically out serviced (from a product support standpoint), by the Netherland's ASML. I watched, when at Intel, with each new technology node, the use of Nikon steppers went from all layers to only the most basic and technically unchalenging layers while the ASML steppers did the heavy lifting of serious photolithograhy - what a joke! Nikon is in serious trouble as a company. It is unlikely that Japan will allow an iconic Japanese brand like this to fail but I expect huge changes across the board and perhaps even being acquired (Like Minolta/Sony, Pentax/Ricoh).Mike in O wrote:It is not a joke, it is reality. More concerning than dropping a potential losing line like the NIKON 1 is the problems with their stepper business which was Nikon's lifeline out of the slowing commercial photography market. I wonder if Sony is going to throw them a rescue ring like they did with Olympus. After all Sony needs Nikon to stay viable so they can sell sensors. I wonder if some of the DL's have been made or do you think Nikon will run a D9 cat over them?E.J. Peiker wrote:What a joke! The mismanagement of this company is starting to become very concerning...
http://www.nikon.com/news/2017/0213_dl.htm
Several surveys as well as pre-orders indicated that the 18-50 DL was going to be a spectacular success, at least in the USA. Something doesn't smell right with the cancellation of these cameras.sdaconsulting wrote:The 18-50 DL would have been an awesome product.
hi ej,E.J. Peiker wrote:Notice of Extraordinary Loss:
http://www.nikon.com/news/2017/20170213_1_e.pdf