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2019 full year CIPA numbers

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their December report (orange: 2019, black: 2018, blue: 2017, click for larger view):

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What’s next?

Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras and lenses that will be announced in the upcoming weeks/months – we should see many new products being announced in February for the 2020 CP+ show in Japan:

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PhotoRumors.com is 11 years old today (don’t let the puppies die)

On this day 11 years ago I started PhotoRumors.com – yes, PhotoRumors existed years before all the new fake news websites came to life. I would like to thank everyone who has been a part of the PhotoRumors family. In the past 11 years PhotoRumors had: over 20 million unique readers almost 100 million pageviews 8,514 […]

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Topaz Labs DeNoise AI review Color photography with the Leica M10 Monochrom camera (M10M) Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi wants to partner with Nikon, Canon or Hasselblad Fujinon GF 90mm f/1.4 R WR Patent Found  

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Fujifilm X100V full specification leaked

The full specification of the upcoming Fujifilm X100V camera leaked online:

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First HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens field test Real-world shooting with the new Leica M10 Monochrom camera Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH lens review at DxOMark Nikon D6: 20MP, built-in GPS and no IBIS? New Free Firmware Update For FUJIFILM X-A7 Coming Late January 2020

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Zeiss has no plans to make mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens technical details Leica M10-R camera confirmed to be announced in the next few months Limited Defective Fujifilm X-Pro3 View Finder Statement  

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This is the new HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens

The new HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens (pictured above) will be based on the Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC USD (more info on that lens is available here).

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What’s next?

Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras and lenses that will be announced in the upcoming weeks/months – we should see many new products being announced in February for the 2020 CP+ show in Japan:

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BCNRanking published digital camera awards and latest market share for December (BCNR covers 40% of Japanese retailers)

BCNRanking released their digital camera awards for last year – keep in mind that BCN Ranking is a POS database that collects daily data from approximately 40% of the Japanese electronics retailers and online stores (click for larger view):

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