Nikon Rumors reviews that the Nikon D6 is now listed as discontinued on Nikon’s official Japanese web site. Launched nearly precisely 5 years in the past in 2020, the D6 was – and without end can be – Nikon’s final flagship DSLR, pitched squarely at skilled stills photographers taking pictures fast-paced motion.
The D6 represented a marked enchancment over the previous D5, with an overhauled AF system, sooner burst taking pictures velocity, CFexpress reminiscence card assist, built-in 5GHz Wi-Fi and GPS, and superior high-ISO picture high quality. For these already invested within the Nikon ecosystem (and with suitably deep pockets), the D6 was worthy of its halo standing and proved itself to be a massively highly effective instrument for sports activities images. Nonetheless, even with its AF enhancements, we discovered the D6 simply could not match the uncanny accuracy of the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III‘s topic monitoring, whereas the then-new Sony A9 II trounced the D6 each when it comes to burst taking pictures velocity and video efficiency.
However the D6 was – and nonetheless is – a surprising digital camera, and we due to this fact mourn its demise. Nonetheless, we’re not stunned to see it go. Even at its launch in 2020, the mirrorless revolution was in full swing, with cameras such because the A9 II proving {that a} skilled digital camera can shoot each stills and video with out compromise. Although the D6 was at all times meant for stills first and video a distant second, it was already trying dated even at launch. Now in 2025, it is completely outclassed by the present crop of flagship mirrorless our bodies, most of which value considerably much less money.
The discontinuation of the D6 leaves simply three Nikon DSLRs nonetheless in manufacturing: the D850 and D780 full-frame (FX) choices, and the D7500 as Nikon’s sole remaining APS-C (DX) physique. That mentioned, whereas Nikon Japan might have pulled the D6 from sale, Nikon USA and Nikon UK each nonetheless have the digital camera in inventory, as do retailers like B&H and Wex. However at $6,500/£6,799, you’d must be a die-hard Nikon DSLR fan to truly purchase one, contemplating a Z9 will be had for 20-30% much less, and a Z9 II is rumored to be coming quickly.