RIP to a legend. The Nikon D6, a powerful and popular dinosaur of a camera from the DSLR era of digital cameras, has officially been discontinued. Yet, despite the news, it does appear that units are still available online to purchase. It might just be for the nostalgia factor at this point, but there’s something to be said about a DSLR camera lasting this long in the first place.

The Nikon D6 represented the peak of Nikon’s DSLR lineup and actually featured some pretty solid specs even still today. With a 20.8MP FX-format sensor and an EXPEED 6 image processor capable of UHD 4K video recording at 30 fps, the D6 might be able to stay relevant for a while longer too.

Here’s our quick obit and look back at this popular Nikon DSLR and its legacy.

The Nikon D6 Legacy

Originally announced by Nikon back in 2020, the Nikon D6 is a full-frame professional DSLR that stood as the flagship of Nikon’s DSLR lineup at the time. It was adept in both photo and video realms with a nice no-holds-barred mix of speed, performance, reliability, and precision.

The Nikon D6 was powered by its 20.8MP FX-format sensor and an EXPEED 6 image processor that enables an impressive 14 fps continuous shooting rate, a native sensitivity range from ISO 100-102400 (expandable up to ISO 328000), and UHD 4K video recording at 30 fps.

For photographers, the D6 provided a revised high-density Multi-CAM 37K autofocus system that features 105 cross-type points that improve focusing precision and speed, and with 1.6x greater frame coverage, the need to recompose while shooting is greatly reduced.

For videographers it incorporates adept video recording capabilities and can record UHD 4K at 30, 25, and 24 fps frame rates, Full HD and HD recording is also supported, along with the ability to save movie files to the in-camera memory cards or as an uncompressed file to an optional external recorder via HDMI out.

Final Price and Availability

As mentioned above, despite its official discontinuation, units are still in stock online if you’d like to check out the Nikon D6 one final time before it’s gone. Here are the full specs and purchase options.

  • 20.8MP FX-Format CMOS Sensor
  • EXPEED 6 Image Processor
  • Multi-CAM 37K 105-Pt. All Cross-Type AF
  • 14 fps Shooting, Extended ISO 328000
  • 4K UHD Video Recording at 30 fps
  • 3.2" 2.36m-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
  • 0.72x-Mag. Pentaprism Viewfinder
  • 180k-Pixel RGB Sensor and Group Area AF
  • Built-In Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
  • 1000 Base-T Gigabit Wired LAN Support

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