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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 841840" data-attributes="member: 50197">Mirrorless is the direction that almost all manufacturers have turned to. Nikon no longer develops new DSLR cameras or lenses. If you are looking at a crop frame Z mount, I would highly recommend getting the new Z50ii over the Z50. My daughter has one, and I am surprised by it's features and performance. If you are looking at new, I would suggest looking at the D850. They are selling for $2000 new right now. It is a total beast of a camera with a high resolution sensor and built like a tank. It doesn't have some of the newest features, but it was aimed at serious amateurs and professionals when it was initially designed. While there won't be any new DSLR lenses designed by Nikon anymore, they continue to produce current models, although they drop models from current production all the time, and at some point may not make any new ones. There will continue to be lots available on the used and 3rd party market for a long time to come. Personally, I switched to mirrorless a few years ago and have never looked back. A lot depends on what you shoot, though. I shoot mostly wildlife and macro. Wildlife makes much higher demands on good AF and benefits greatly from some of the newest features. Landscape and portrait photography are a different kettle of fish and much less demanding from a gear standpoint.</blockquote>