Nikon to Discontinue Z7

According to reports I've read Nikon is planning to discontinue the Z7, although the camera is still shown as available on Nikon USA's website.  The Z7 and Z6 are the oldest of the company's Z-mount mirrorless cameras and have been largely superseded by the Z7ii and Z6ii, so the discontinuance should come as no great surprise.  Most likely the Z6 will soon follow suit.

I saw both the Z7 and the Z6 at the NYC Photo Expo shortly after they were first introduced and was decidedly underwhelmed by both.  Neither really struck me as a professional level camera but rather as only a half-hearted attempt to catch up with Sony and Canon, which made it all the more surprising to me that Nikon was able to come from so far behind with the recent release of the stunning Z9.  There can't be any doubt that the company will attempt to build on its success by incorporating the revolutionary Z9 technology in its next generation of mirrorless cameras, and it may be that Nikon is already clearing away older models in anticipation of this.