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Joe

Probably getting ready to announce the successor?

Scott Fairbairn wrote:Probably getting ready to announce the successor?

That’s what was said last time the price was reduced several months ago, as well:

https://www.slrlounge.com/price-drop-alert-nikon-d850-reduced-by-500/

Joe

Always welcome news for the consumer.

I tend to feel that price reductions by a specific, "rounded " figure like the $500 are tactical marketing, as against prices affected by currency fluctuations. ($ last year in May against the Yen was 106.448. At 4th May 2021 is 109.103. Not major so I feel changes might be tactical).

A more welcome price change might be a shift in the Z series.... LOL. Been sitting on a fence for some time. Quite a comfortable fence as haven't been able to go anywhere, so no need to rush, but a tickle on prices later in the year might introduce an addition to my Nikon family...

If SantaFeJoe wrote:

Scott Fairbairn wrote:Probably getting ready to announce the successor?

That’s what was said last time the price was reduced several months ago, as well:

https://www.slrlounge.com/price-drop-alert-nikon-d850-reduced-by-500/

Joe

I suppose if it gets repeated enough it’ll be correct eventually! Lol
I think one more iteration of the D850 is expected. 

It took me 40 + years to switch from Leica film based SLR cameras to digital about 6 years ago mostly because I was forced into it by the market. Now that I have settled on the Nikon D850 I have been happy since the day I bought it a couple of years ago and teamed with the 500mm F5.6 pf as one of my lenses I am very content. I know that I am in the minority because time (and technology) marches on but I am not likely to make a change until my hand is forced. Hopefully Nikon knocks the D850 down another $500 in the near future as I'm probably about due for a new camera as a result of the number of actuations I've taken over the past couple of years.

If I was just making the change from film to digital these days I would probably go with SONY mirrorless. To all of you who are contemplating a change, best of luck to all of you and I hope you make the right choice for your niche. Warren

Scott Fairbairn wrote:Probably getting ready to announce the successor?

I don't think there will be a DSLR successor.  The Z7 II, is supposed to be the Z7 successor which was supposed to be the mirrorless D850...

E.J. Peiker wrote:
I don't think there will be a DSLR successor.  The Z7 II, is supposed to be the Z7 successor which was supposed to be the mirrorless D850...

The only issue I have with that line of thinking is that the Z7 and ZII don't use the 10 pin connector. If the 10 pin connector ends up on the Z9 then I would think the Z7 isn't the D850 replacement since the high resolution, studio camera (the D850) has a 10 pin connector.

E.J. Peiker wrote:

Scott Fairbairn wrote:Probably getting ready to announce the successor?

I don't think there will be a DSLR successor.  The Z7 II, is supposed to be the Z7 successor which was supposed to be the mirrorless D850...

You don’t think they will release any more DSLR’s? It doesn’t seem like they should but I thought they’d do a D850 update. 

Anthony Medici wrote:

E.J. Peiker wrote:
I don't think there will be a DSLR successor.  The Z7 II, is supposed to be the Z7 successor which was supposed to be the mirrorless D850...

The only issue I have with that line of thinking is that the Z7 and ZII don't use the 10 pin connector. If the 10 pin connector ends up on the Z9 then I would think the Z7 isn't the D850 replacement since the high resolution, studio camera (the D850) has a 10 pin connector.

From what I can gather from reading Thom, an expected Z8 might well be the D850 replacement and like all their pro cameras would have a 10 pin connector, as will as the Z9. 

https://www.zsystemuser.com/nikon-z-sys ... headi.html