By the end of this year, I’m upgrading to a new Nikon camera system: the Z Series Mirrorless Camera System. This morning, I listed four Nikon DSLR lenses on eBay that I’d accumulated over the last 13 years.
You see, DSLRs are about to become obsolete because of newer mirrorless cameras, which offer numerous advantages. In the words of photographer and former engineer Ken Rockwell, “This is [a] huge milestone for Nikon that happens only once every couple of decades… This is the biggest thing Nikon’s done in this millennium.”
Well, I was basically sold after I read that. The camera I pre-ordered was the Nikon Z6, the cheaper of the two mirrorless cameras Nikon introduced just last week. My only wish is that I had visited Ken Rockwell’s site or Digital Photography Review before yesterday. I did at least place my pre-order through Adorama shortly after reading Ken Rockwell’s updates yesterday, meaning I was just four days late. The Nikon Z6 won’t ship until late November at the soonest. According to the person I spoke with over the phone from Adorama, more than 300 people had already placed pre-orders for the Nikon Z6 kit with Nikon 24-70mm f/4 S lens. I’ll be lucky if I get the camera and lens in 2018, but many more will be waiting until at least 2020 because demand will be sky-high.
I did, however, decide to keep my Nikon D3300 DSLR (I also have a Nikon D50 and D90) and 18-200mm VR lens, so I will still be able to take photos until I get the new camera.
Below are the four lenses I listed on eBay today. They were taken in poor lighting so they’re a bit grainy.
