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Lenses are big business: while we have seen the value of camera shipments nose-dive year-on-year, lens value has slowly increased and is now equal to about a third of the camera market. petapixel.com »
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Lenses are big business: while we have seen the value of camera shipments nose-dive year-on-year, lens value has slowly increased and is now equal to about a third of the camera market. petapixel.com »
Yes, we know. This is not new news, but the camera market is continuing to tank, and for the first time, the Mirrorless camera market has taken a hit too. The epic rise of phone camera technology and computational photography is part of the reason why the camera market is struggling. thephoblographer.com »
Take a look at any photography blog or any photography YouTube channels, and you'll hear about how lousy camera sales are world-wide. We know the camera market has been in a freefall over the last year, but what's the answer to this problem? The rise of smartphones with very capable cameras are playing a considerable role in declining sales for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, and many others. thephoblographer.com »
Take a look at any photography blog or any photography YouTube channels, and you'll hear about how lousy camera sales are world-wide. We know the camera market has been in a freefall over the last year, but what's the answer to this problem? The rise of smartphones with very capable cameras are playing a considerable role in declining sales for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, and many others. thephoblographer.com »
Earlier on this year, Canon stated that the declining camera market had forced them to change their entire business strategy because of the rise of smartphone photography. Other manufacturers such as Fujifilm came out and said we don't see a market decline at all. thephoblographer.com »
A screenshot of a CIPA presentation showing the total shipments of digital single-lens cameras from January through May for 2017, 2018 and 2019. Japanese publication Nikkei reports the global digital camera market saw a decrease in unit shipments of 22 percent in 2018, underscoring the industry's downward trend as smartphones largely replace digital cameras for many consumers. dpreview.com »
We have all spoken about the camera market and the state that it's currently in, and while some manufacturers seem to think the camera market is doomed (looking at you Canon), others are finding plenty of sweet, sweet fruit to collect and enjoy. thephoblographer.com »
Graph: BCN Retail Analyst firm BCN Retail, which collects daily sales data directly at on- and offline points of sale, has published data (Japanese) on the camera market in Japan for the fiscal year from April 2018 to March 2019. dpreview.com »
An illustration in Sony's financial documents that shows how its Digital Imaging Business is positioned. In a recent conference call with investors and analysts, Sony broke down the numbers and statistics of its digital imaging business for the 2018 fiscal year (FY2018). dpreview.com »
Another new week, another new report about the declining camera market and death of photography as we know it. Sheesh. Hold your horses people, and stop jumping to conclusions. If you were to look into it I am sure the you could apply the same headline to any industry and it would probably match up with it. thephoblographer.com »
Another new week, another new report about the declining camera market and death of photography as we know it. Sheesh. Hold your horses people, and stop jumping to conclusions. If you were to look into it I am sure the you could apply the same headline to any industry and it would probably match up with it. thephoblographer.com »
The German Youtuber Valuetech shared a couple of insights info he collected at the Cp+ show: 1) Sony Germany unofficially told him that Sony expect to sell less camera sin 2019 due to incresed competition and market recuction 2) Tamron will no more make A-mount lenses Also he “speculates” 2019 is going to be […] The post Rumors: Sony Germany apprently expects to sell fewer camera due to incresed competition and market reduction appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
Since 2010, the interchangeable lens camera (ILC) market has been decreasing at an alarming and steady rate. Now, it seems Canon is projecting this trend will not only continue on, but expects it to increase exponentially with claims the ILC market will be cut in half within the next two years. dpreview.com »
In an article published by the Nikkei news, Canon’s president Fujio Mitarai talks about the future of the camera business and where it’s heading over the Read more... canonrumors.com »
A chart summarizing Sony’s rapid growth in the Full-frame market Sony officially announced that they are number one on the Full Frame Camera market (based on dollar and unit sales between Jan. – June 2018). sonyalpharumors.com »
The market share in the system camera market (2017) Nikkei published the 2017 market share report for different categories. Let’s check some of the them: Sony has a 13. 3% market share in the system camera market. sonyalpharumors.com »
In a recent presentation at its investors relations day in Tokyo, Sony was not shy about its ambitions in the photography market. According to the presentation, Sony intends to occupy the top slot in the overall camera market by the end of 2020 by boosting its interchangeable lens systems to beat back Canon and Nikon. dpreview.com »
Sony released their mid-term strategy paper (sony. net/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/irday/). And Sony’s goal is to become “the top brand in the overall camera market” by 2021. It’s unclear how we should define “top brand”. sonyalpharumors.com »
According to a report on the Japanese Nikkei website, electronics manufacturer Casio—one of the pioneers in the digital camera segment—is exiting the digital compact camera market. The company generated a loss of 500 million Yen (approximately $4. dpreview.com »
Presentation chart from Canon's Corporate Strategy Conference, indicating its goal to seize 50% of the interchangeable-lens camera market. There it is, clear as day. One week after a Canon executive said in an interview that Canon is finally willing to cannibalize DSLR sales to invest in mirrorless, Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai has made an even more definitive statement during his presentation at the company's Corporate Strategy Conference on March 6th. dpreview.com »
CIPA released the 2017 camera shipment numbers based on actual Japanese companies data. MirrorlessRumors analysis: 1) For the first time in many years the last year wasn’t worse than the year before. sonyalpharumors.com »
In recent years, financial reports from major camera manufacturers haven't typically made for overly positive news stories; however, Leica Camera AG is bucking this trend with the announcement of its results for the 2016/2017 financial year ending March 31st. dpreview.com »
Want to quickly find out the current market value of a used camera or lens? Bokeh Market is a new website that can tell you the real-time value of used equipment. It’s like the Kelley Blue Book of camera gear. petapixel.com »
Graph: Yole D Market research & strategy consulting company Yole DCamera Module Industry Market and Technology Trends 2017" report, and the document includes a number of interesting findings and forecasts that photographers, specially those interested in smartphone photography, should pay attention to. dpreview.com »
The legendary Yashica brand may be planning a comeback to the camera market, and people are kind of freaking out. Unfortunately, very little detail is available at this point, but a teaser video and website published by Yashica show a woman using a camera that looks like an old film model, and even taking selfies with it. dpreview.com »
Imaging Resource had a Q&A session with Sony and here are some of the key info: APS-C: Sony’s top executive for interchangeable-lens camera development said emphatically that Sony will never leave the APS-C market, and that we can expect continued development of that part of their product line going forward. sonyalpharumors.com »
Imaging Resource had a Q&A session with Sony and here are some of the key info: APS-C: Sony’s top executive for interchangeable-lens camera development said emphatically that Sony will never leave the APS-C market, and that we can expect continued development of that part of their product line going forward. sonyalpharumors.com »
Research company Technavio has released its new Global Action Camera Market 2017-2021 industry research report detailing the state of the action camera market and expected trends over coming years. dpreview.com »
Sony has announced that it is now ranked second in the U. S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market, a position formerly held by Nikon. The data comes from The NPD Group, which shows a 23% increase in Sony's full-frame interchangeable lens cameras and lenses sales this year. dpreview.com »
It’s official: In the US Sony did surpass Nikon and is now on 2nd place in the FF system camera market! It’s Canon that is still the king of the market (Their DSLR still do rule the Amazon sales ranking). sonyalpharumors.com »
Mirrorlessrumors shared the 2016 Japanese market shares report. In the mirrorless system camera segment Sony lost 8% sales share compared to 2015. This isn’t surprising as in 2016 Sony had “only” two new APS-C E-mount cameras (A6300 and A6500). sonyalpharumors.com »
The consumer camera market is dead. Buried. Worm food. And if camera manufacturers don’t switch their focus to enthusiasts fast, they’ll lose them too. That seems to be the core thesis behind this interesting industry breakdown by photographer and educator Tony Northrup. petapixel.com »