Nikkei published its 2018 digital camera market trends report yesterday, and the news is grim. While Canon, Fuji and Olympus all saw their global market share increase last year, total sales volume for digital cameras dropped by a whopping 22%.
The story is perhaps rosiest for Canon, whose 40. 5% market share represents an increase of […]. petapixel.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 »
2018-03-13 17:58
Research and Markets have announced the addition of the “Photography Equipment Market in the US 2017-2021” report to their offering.
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photographyblog.com »2017-07-13 09:30
Canon have announced that their interchangeable-lens digital cameras (digital SLRs and CSCs) have maintained the No. 1 share of the global market for 14 consecutive years from 2003 to 2016. Read more and comment » photographyblog.com »
2017-04-07 10:45
Mr. Mizoguchi and Mr. Tokura took the time at CP+ 2017 to discuss Canon's future with us. Just prior to CP+ 2017, Canon announced three new consumer cameras in the mirrorless EOS M6, the DSLR EOS 77D and EOS Rebel T7i . dpreview.com »
2017-02-28 15:00
7Artisans announced the 50mm f/1.8 lens for full-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras. It is the company's first-ever autofocus-equipped lens. [Read More]
The early 2010s were the golden age of compact cameras. Many of us stopped calling them point and shoots and instead called them things like serious compacts, fixed lens cameras, or compact cameras.
This past week, the PetaPixel team came across an opinion on another photography blog that we didn't think was fair. In short, it argued that all "small sensor cameras suck," which is just not true. [Read More]
In many of our camera reviews over the years, we've noticed a trend: small sensor cameras are really starting to suck. A good camera does the job you need. But a good camera is also one that you can use repeatedly yet never loses its intrigue.
The FE 24-50mm f/2. 8 G is designed for Sony Alpha full-frame E-mount mirrorless cameras, but it also works with APS-C sensor cameras (with an effective focal length of 36-75mm due to the 1. 5x crop factor).
The new Laowa 10mm f2. 8 Zero Distortion lens is the latest option coming from the company for photographers. And it's doing something that the Japanese manufacturers haven't been doing: delivering a claim of zero distortion at such a wide angle.
In 2023, lots of brand-new cameras have been lacking something big: the Joystick! According to the Nintendo Gods, if there is no joystick, then there is no joy. I'm only partially joking about that -- and brands are just letting it go.