| Rank | Manufacturer | Model | Sensor size | Share of sales (%) |
| 1 | Olympus | E-PL3 | MFT | 10.6 |
| 2 | Sony | NEX-5N | APS-C | 10.3 |
| 3 | Canon | EOS M | APS-C | 9.2 |
| 4 | Olympus | E-PM1 | MFT | 9.1 |
| 5 | Panasonic | GF5 | MFT | 8.9 |
| 6 | Nikon | J1 | 1″ sensor | 8.3 |
| 7 | Pentax Ricoh | Q | 1/2.3″ sensor | 5.9 |
| 8 | Sony | NEX-F3 | APS-C | 5.4 |
| 9 | Sony | NEX-C3 | APS-C | 5.3 |
| 10 | Olympus | E-PL5 | MFT | 3.5 |
BCNranking published the top 10 best selling mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in Japan for the period of January to September October, 2012. Some interesting points:
Those are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for October 2012:
I received this blurry image of what appears to be the new Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera which already briefly appeared on the company’s website a month ago. The NX300 will be the replacement of the NX210 model. For reference: the back of the camera looks different then the current NX1000 and NX210:
Update: I think there was a misunderstanding in the information I received – there is no Canon price increase coming tomorrow, just that some of the rebates are expiring and Canon (just like Nikon) is starting to enforce their MAP pricing, which will lead to a price increase.
Starting November 1st, 2012 (tomorrow) Canon will increase their prices for DSLRs and lenses in the US, for example:
If you were planning on buying some new Canon gear, you have few hours left before the new prices kick in. Check also the existing instant rebates:
DxOMark released their test results for the Canon EOS 1Dx full frame DSLR camera ($6,799.00). The numbers show that Canon’s flagship model is almost as good as the Nikon D3s that was announced back in 2009:
Nikon is rumored to announce their new D5200 DSLR camera on November 6th, 2012 right before the Salon de la Photo show in Paris. The expected specs are:
Yesterday Kodak published a press release announcing “continued performance improvement in segment profitability for the third quarter of 2012“. The company was able to reduce their expenses by 24% ($63 million). The operating loss for Q3 was $37 million ($87 million improvement from the previous year). The company’s profit margin increased by 2%:
“Since our Chapter 11 filing in January, we have focused on the businesses that are core to our future strategic direction and exited businesses that were unprofitable,” said Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The actions we are taking in response to economic and market conditions are working and will position us to emerge in 2013 as a growing, profitable, sustainable company.”
Can Kodak survive just with a successful restructuring/bankruptcy and without any major innovation/new products? In addition to the limited consumer products (mainly film, printers, memory cards and batteries), Kodak also has B2B products and services.
At the last day of PhotoPlus Expo in New York Zeiss showed mockups of their new lenses for mirrorless compact system cameras. Shipping is expected to start in Spring (previous reports indicated shipping in Summer) starting with the 2.8/12mm, 1.8/32mm and 2.8/50mm macro lenses for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X-Pro cameras. All new Zeiss mirrorless lenses will have autofocus.
Via Zeiss @Facebook
The new Canon EOS M mirrorless camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at Amazon/OneCall. Here are some of the main features of camera:
