Nikon Q1 financial results: revenue down 63%

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2020


Nikon also had horrible Q1 financial results:

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But of course the new Sony a7S III camera has “greatly exceeded expectations” and will be delayed

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2020


This is the new norm – the demand for every new product is now “exceeding expectations” and a delay is inevitable, so hurry up and place that pre-order asap.

Today Sony Japan posted on their website that the Sony a7S III orders “greatly exceeded our expectations” and I cannot wait for their next financial results to see how they crushed all forecasts (the last report showed over 50% drop in camera sales):

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Announced: Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount and L-mount

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2020



The previously rumored Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art mirrorless lens for E/L mounts is now officially announced:

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Rumored specifications of a new Canon cinema camera with RF mount

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2020


Here are the rumored specifications of a new Canon cinema camera with RF mount:

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June 2020 CIPA report released

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2020



CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for June, 2020 (orange: 2020, black: 2019, blue: 2018, click for larger view):

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Olympus Q1 financial report: Imaging Division revenue is down 40% (Nikon Q1 results coming tomorrow)

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2020


After Sony reported more than 50% drop in camera sales, today Olympus released their Q1 financial report:

  • Revenue is down 40% YoY
  • Operating loss: ¥2.7 billion

The full report can be found here.

The latest Canon Q2 financial results for the Imaging Division were also down – sales: -30.8%, profit: -93.8%.

Nikon’s Q1 financial results will be announced tomorrow (August 6, 2020) at approximately 15:00 Japanese time.

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New summer savings on Fujifilm cameras and lenses in the US

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2020


New summer savings on Fujifilm cameras and lenses are now live in the US:

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Additional coverage of the new Olympus E-M10 Mark IV camera and M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2020


Additional coverage of the new The previously rumored Olympus E-M10 Mark IV camera and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens (pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H):

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Sony Q1 financial report: camera sales more than 50% down

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2020


Today Sony announced their Q1 financial results. Here are all the “camera” references I could find in the financial reports:

“FY20 Q1 sales decreased 31% year-on-year to 331.8 billion yen primarily due to a decrease in unit sales of digital cameras and TVs.”

“Sales of image sensors to AV have also decreased due to the contraction of the sensor market for digital cameras resulting from the impact of the spread of COVID- 19. We expect the market to contract in one year as much as we had previously expected it would contract over the next approximately three years.”

Camera sales were down more than 50% compared to the same period last year (click for larger view):

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Zenit announced a new Zenitar 60mm f/2.8 macro lens

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2020


Zenit announced the first lens of the Zenitar line with an electronic-controlled diaphragm: Zenitar 60mm f/2.8 macro lens. The lens will be produced in the Krasnogorsk factory S. A. Zverev (KMZ). The Zenitar 2,8/60 Macro lens has 1:1 magnification scale, the minimum focusing distance is 0.23m. The lens will be sold in Russia, USA, Germany, Italy, and China (in the US Zenit lenses are sold at B&H and zenit.store). Here is the translated press release:

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