From Nikon Rumors:Sigma and Tamron discontinuing 40 DSLR lenses, and Nikon discontinues 35 F DSLR lenses. Does it matter in the marketplace? From Nikon Rumors: Sigma and Tamron...

gwilliams6

From Nikon Rumors: Sigma and Tamron discontinuing 40 DSLR lenses, and Nikon discontinues 35 F DLSR lenses. Does it matter in the marketplace?

https://nikonrumors.com/2022/09/26/sigma-has-discontinued-18-dslr-lenses-tamron-has-discontinued-22-dslr-lenses.aspx/

Cheers and best to you.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

gwilliams6 wrote:

From Nikon Rumors: Sigma and Tamron discontinuing many DSLR lenses. Does it matter in the marketplace?

https://nikonrumors.com/2022/09/26/sigma-has-discontinued-18-dslr-lenses-tamron-has-discontinued-22-dslr-lenses.aspx/

Cheers and best to you.

Wow, lotsa lenses.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

gwilliams6 wrote:

From Nikon Rumors: Sigma and Tamron discontinuing 40 DSLR lenses, and Nikon discontinues 35 F DLSR lenses. Does it matter in the marketplace?

https://nikonrumors.com/2022/09/26/sigma-has-discontinued-18-dslr-lenses-tamron-has-discontinued-22-dslr-lenses.aspx/

Cheers and best to you.

No, it matters not one bit (to me, anyway). As much as I'd like a few more "new" lenses in my arsenal, I'd rather go with refurbished or used but well-cared for lenses to save the bucks. As for servicing, I have never, in 50 years of photography, needed a lens serviced. So "support" or availability of parts has never been an issue. I suspect that the older lenses are likely built better than the newer ones, anyway, and will probably last longer. I'm speaking about Nikon/Nikkor lenses and not the "third-party" brands, which ARE made better today than they have been in the past.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

With more people moving over to mirrorless the market will be awash with second hand DSLR optics.

BebuLamar

No!

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

"With more people moving over to mirrorless the market will be awash with second hand DSLR optics."

I agree. The dSLR camera is not going to disappear overnight but more and more photographers will choose mirrorless.

jlg1000 Loc: Uruguay / South America

gwilliams6 wrote:

From Nikon Rumors: Sigma and Tamron discontinuing 40 DSLR lenses, and Nikon discontinues 35 F DLSR lenses. Does it matter in the marketplace?

https://nikonrumors.com/2022/09/26/sigma-has-discontinued-18-dslr-lenses-tamron-has-discontinued-22-dslr-lenses.aspx/

Cheers and best to you.

Hmmm... time to get an adapter for my Sony.

travisdeland Loc: deland, FL

If you look at the list of lenses for Sigma, most of those lenses were already discontinued-some for many years. Not necessarily news.

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

With all these lenses being discontinued just what do they plan to replace them with?

tdozier3 Loc: Northern Illinois

gwilliams6 wrote:

From Nikon Rumors: Sigma and Tamron discontinuing 40 DSLR lenses, and Nikon discontinues 35 F DLSR lenses. Does it matter in the marketplace?

https://nikonrumors.com/2022/09/26/sigma-has-discontinued-18-dslr-lenses-tamron-has-discontinued-22-dslr-lenses.aspx/

Cheers and best to you.

Pretty sure Sigma discontinued the EX series quite some time ago. I believe the Art series replaced the EX .

agillot

Lenses are like bicycles , million of them collecting dust .Old lenses are fun to use , all manual .

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

The age of the DSLR is over. The time of the MILC has come!

ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio

kb6kgx wrote:

No, it matters not one bit (to me, anyway). As muc... (show quote)

Totally agree. I have accumulated a dozen DSLR lenses, mostly Nikkor/Nikon through the used market and will continue as needed. Most of my lenses and also DSLRs have not been produced new in years but I purchase them in like new or excellent condition. Thanks to the mirrorless craze the market is flooded with great DSLR gear at great prices.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Bigmike1 wrote:

With all these lenses being discontinued just what do they plan to replace them with?

Mirrorless versions.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

gwilliams6 wrote:

From Nikon Rumors: Sigma and Tamron discontinuing 40 DSLR lenses, and Nikon discontinues 35 F DLSR lenses. Does it matter in the marketplace?

https://nikonrumors.com/2022/09/26/sigma-has-discontinued-18-dslr-lenses-tamron-has-discontinued-22-dslr-lenses.aspx/

Cheers and best to you.

It will probably make the existing F mount Nikon lenses stabilize in value. In the future they may rise in value, especially for IR photographers, as the hot spots in the S-Mount Nikon lenses are really prominent.