Tamron Japan has issued a statement explaining that it will be extending the closure of two key factories through the end of 2020 because “the global market has not yet recovered” from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand is still depressed.
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Several companies have launched their financial reports for Q3. We saw a decline in profit when it came to Canon and Nikon's sales and a rather positive year for Fujifilm. It is not entirely surprising to see some companies underperforming as varied factors have contributed to slower sales.
When the International Camera and Photo Imaging Show (CP+) kicks off in Yokohama at the end of February, Tamron will throw down the gauntlet for the most engaging booth design.
Try these! With the Phoblographer's presets, you can speed up how you work in Lightroom and Capture One. You folks asked for them, and now you've got them! Over the years, the Phoblographer's staffers have tested various cameras and lenses as well as film emulsions.
The annual BCN Awards have arrived, detailing the most popular cameras and lenses at Japanese retailers in 2024.
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New statistics from the BCN Award 2025 show a distinct picture of the camera industry's future. The award was given to companies after calculating the sales figures from all the major photographic equipment retailers in Japan.
The year 2024 saw some exciting and not-so-great cameras and lenses launch. While we have been actively reporting on the camera market and the ups and downs of sales, those articles were limited to the sales trend of that month.
Sigma has been creating clinically sharp lenses for as long as we can remember. In fact, we have a whole guide dedicated to their primes, which we haven't updated since 2020. The reason isn't that we haven't got the time but that Sigma chose to stop sending us their lenses for review.