No More Film Cameras, Nikon UK Announces

In an unexpected press release, Nikon UK has announced that it will focus on digital cameras, therefore discontinuing most film bodies and accessories. The only film model that will still be manufactured and sold is the flagship model F6.

Sales of the manual FM10 will also continue outside Europe

Aside from the F6 film body and the manual FM10, Nikon will continue to manufacturer and sell the following Interchangeable manual lenses: Nikkor 20mm f/2.8, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8, Nikkor 28mm f/2.8, Nikkor 35mm f/1.4, Nikkor 50mm f/1.2, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8, Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 and PC Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D

Nikon UK motivates this decision with the digital cameras' popularity increase and the limited usage of film cameras.

"As the film camera market shrinks and the popularity of compact digital cameras increases, demand for products that offer advanced features and extra value is continuing to grow. High performance digital SLR cameras are performing well as users shift from film-based SLR cameras or upgrade from compact digital cameras to digital SLR cameras", the press release said.
This suggests that the worldwide production of film cameras will be gradually reduced until they are no longer available.