Not dead, so much as not being made anymore, in the same quantities as before. I still shoot Timelapses with my Nikon D700 and use it as a backup camera for som

Not dead, so much as not being made anymore, in the same quantities as before. I still shoot Timelapses with my Nikon D700 and use it as a backup camera for some event photography. I often use my old Nikon 60mm f/2.8 macro lens I picked up years ago for a song. I figure many people will be able to purchase amazing lenses (maybe not the legendary ones, those will always be collectible) for a very good price as more of the (admittedly shrinking) photographers of the world switch systems and get tired of adapting their old lenses.