Most camera companies have elected to remain quiet about how new tariffs are affecting supply chains in the United States, but Canon Japan finally spoke on the issue during a question-and-answer period following its 2025 first-quarter financial results. [Read More]
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Canon Japan will be announcing a new vlogging product on May 11, 2023. We have no direct knowledge of this product or what it is. We have seen all sorts of cool patents for EF-M vlogging cameras and that sort of thing, but to have only Canon Japan teasing it, we think it will be [. canonrumors.com »
2023-05-03 09:57
Canon Japan is set to increase prices that span its entire interchangeable lens camera division, including multiple camera bodies, lenses, and Cinema EOS products. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-20 20:47
October sales ranking from the six leading dealers in Japan has been released by Phileweb showing the Sony a7S III outsold both the Canon EOS R5 and R6 last month, but Canon still beat out Nikon in the DSLR category. petapixel.com »
2020-11-30 21:01
Canon Japan has announced new official swag just in time for Christmas. All of these items are scheduled to be released on December 14, 2017, and if you’re like me, you’ll be on ebay December 15, 2017 looking to pick up one or two of these items. canonrumors.com »
2017-11-16 16:57
Photo by Jakob Owens Canon has revealed that it is building a new semi-automated camera plant in Japan, and that it expects to open the plant in 2019. The factory will be located in the Miyazaki Prefecture on a 300,000 square meter land parcel, marking this the first time Canon has built a new camera production facility in Japan since 2010. dpreview.com »
2017-09-01 18:45
Automation makes manufacturing at home more competitive TOKYO — Canon plans to have a new camera plant in Japan up and running by 2019 as it moves more production back home, relying on factory automation to lower the cost of domestic operations. canonrumors.com »
2017-08-31 16:22
For all the grief Canon gets about a “lack of innovation”, they continue to dominate marketshare in the biggest markets on earth. BCN has released their sales numbers for 2016 and Canon continues its impressive and in some case growing share of imaging market segments. canonrumors.com »
2017-01-16 20:45
Nikon's latest financial results outline a significant drop in operating profit year-over-year, due mainly to significant one-time costs. The company also says that tariffs could reduce its profit for the current fiscal year by nearly $70 million. [Read More]
Leica was among Fujifilm, Canon, and Sigma, which have declared the increase in prices of gear due to Donald Trump's declaration of tariffs. While the company didn't reveal how much the prices will grow, there is now a clear indication that the company has seen both a minor and major increase in the prices of gear.
Sony detailed its fourth-quarter 2024 financial results today, reflecting a 24% decline in year-over-year consolidated sales. However, Sony's imaging-related segments held steady.
Since the announcement of tariffs, things have been shaky across various industries. Rising prices and an uncertain future are some of the factors that are affecting business, with the brunt being the most on smaller businesses.
As PetaPixel reported last week, Leica's prices are increasing in the United States thanks to tariffs. The scale of the price increase is, in some cases, extreme. Certain Leica products are nearly twice as expensive now. [Read More]
One of the challenges that photographers face today is the rising price of cameras and lenses. Before the Donald Trump administration announced tariffs, camera prices were already high, thanks to inflation and the cost of sensors and metals.
Canon continues to grow as a billion-dollar business. The company has finally revealed its financial report for Q1 2025, and things are looking up for them. It also means that people are still keen on buying more mirrorless cameras, with the report highlighting a positive trend in the camera market.