I can confirm via my own sources what CanonWatch also reported yesterday: I am now 100% sure Canon will announce a new mirrorless camera on September 4/5 (depending on where you live it will be Sept 4 or Sept 5).
I got no info about the specs of this camera…all I have been told is that it’s a big “mirrorless camera launch event”. Easy to guess that Canon will launch their answer to the Nikon FF mirrorless…
These seem to be the yet most accurate renderings showing the new Nikon FF mirrorless. Join our new Nikon mirrorless facebook group to discuss everything about the new camera!
via nikon_mirrorless
I spent some time checking the performance of the Japanese camera manufacturers on Google Trend. And I noticed some clear tendency:
1) All Japanese camera manufacturers are getting less searches every year
2) On the contrary other electronic manufacturers like Apple and Samsung clearly surpassed them
3) Digital camera searches have dropped dramatically
Here is Apple outperforming them all:
Here is Samsung outperforming them all:
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Sony is the company that lost most of its presence on the web.
Even new chinese companies like DJI now make better than a traditional Japanese company like Olympus:
And overall searches for Digital Cameras dropped down dramatically after 2005-2006 and are now steady:
Here compared with the search of smartphone related terms:
So the pictures is quite clear: Japanese companies all failed to recognize the new digital revolution. Their digital camera market they relied on for decades has definitely become a very small niche in the electronic world. Apple and Samsung heavily invested in new tech like smartphones and won the game. New players like drone maker DJI quickly managed to become bigger than some of the japanese camera manufacturers.
The world has changed folks, and I am curious to see how things will be in five years from now. Will Japanese companies be able to survive and fight back?
Dilireba leaked these new images of the Nikon Full Frame mirrorless that will be announced on August 23. The camera surely doesn’t have a classic look…do you like it? Join our Nikon FF mirrorless facebook group to discuss about this!
UPDATE: It’s also the first time we can see the top LCD from the Nikon
via Nikoneye.com
Check out Kevin Rabers take on the new “Mirrorless War”.
Fujirumors reports:
I hear (thanks) that the Fujifilm X-T3 will shoot at 20fps in continuous high (CH), and even faster in crop mode.
If true this would make it a mini-Sony A9 for less than half of the price! Photokina is going to be exciting for Fuji lovers:)
Nikon and Canon will soon announce their new Full Frame mirrorless system cameras. This will put a lot of pressure on Fuji’s X, and Olympus-Panasonic MFT system for multiple reasons:
1) FF mirrorless competition is likely to reduce prices of FF cameras and lenses
2) Canon and Nikon will spend a lot of money to advertise their new mirrorless systems. No longer can Fuji-Olympus-Panasonic advertising run on the “DSLR vs Mirrorless” argument.
3) Only the high end camera market is still profitable. It will be a strong fight for that small niche.
4) Fuji-Olympus-Panasonic high end camera now have to offer some clear strong advantage to justify the purchase over the larger sensor Canon-Nikon-Sony competition
Fuji has at least a “way out” with the GFX system for those who wont to have a larger sensor camera. I would hope Panasonic and Olympus will launch a new FF system together. But I am probably just dreaming…
