2022 was not a bad year for the camera industry with sales hovering above those made in 2021. But for 2023 CIPA expects camera shipments to drop by 7,6%. System camera sales and lens sailed will drop by 3,5%. It’s likely inflation and the upcoming slow down of the economy will be the major factor behind this.
via DClife
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Now this is really unexpected! January shipments of system cameras dropped by 29% compared to last year. We never had such a bad start and it is unexpected because 2022 was actually a better year than 2021. I don’t know why there was such a big drop!
Long time no hear from Sony after their A7rV launch. But there are noe three new registered camera codes in China. Which means we can expect at leas three cameras to be announced before Summertime!:
Phototrend interviewed Keiji Oishi, head of the UX Planning department within the Imaging division of Nikon Corp. He said this:
As soon as we launched the Z fc, a lot of people were clamoring for an equivalent with a full-frame sensor. Of course, we can’t go into details about upcoming products, but we hear these requests and we think about the type of product that could fully meet them.
I believe this would be a great camera and sell really well!
Phototrend. interviewed a bunch of Fuji managers. A nice English summary can be read at Fujirumors. The two future products they teased are:
Now this is exciting!
A bit off that there will be a camera in between the FX3 and A7C!
