Mirrorless news roundup…


Go Far Away with the LUMIX GH4

The Contax G2 – guest review by Adam Laws (35mmc).
Techart LM-EA7 firmware 2.0 released (STkB).
New Sennheiser MKE 440 Compact Stereo Shotgun Microphone at BHphoto.
Filmmaking Test: How Format Size Affects Your Focal Length (Explora).
Portraits with the Lensbaby Twist 60 Optic (Youtube).
2016 Roundup: Interchangeable Lens Cameras $800-1200 (Dpreview).
The Future of Image Sensor Technology – Beyond the Bayer CFA (Cinema5D).
How to convert your dslr kit to mirrorless on a budget (ResourceMag).
Top 10 Best Serious Compact Digital Cameras 2016 (ePhotozine).

Nikon financial report: In 2015 Nikon sold less cameras and less lenses.

NIkonreport

Nikon publsihed their latest financial report and there are only bad news for the Imaging Business (video business + digital camera business):

  • The whole company sales and operating income reduced 4% and 16%, respectively, from the year earlier. Against the previous forecasts, sales posted a slight decrease while operating income was 8% higher.
  • Nikon sold less cameras and less lenses.
  • The sales volume of digital SLR cameras decreased, resulting in 11% sales reduction and 19% operating income reduction from the previous year. Partly because of the negative exchange rate impact, both sales and operating income did not reach the forecasts.
  • Yet, the forecast (for the Imaging Business) shows the sales reduction of 15% and operating income reduction of 23%.

The full PDF presentantion can be found here: nikon.com/about/ir/ir_library/result/pdf/2016/16_all_e.pdf.

So far only Sony has shown a positive result in the Imaging Business. So Nikon isn’t the only company having troubles in the Imaging Business.