The latest financial results: there are no winners in the camera industry

If you are curious about how camera companies are doing financially – the short answer is not good:


Nikon – all previous forecasts were slashed.


Sony sees unit sales of all major hardware products failing in coming years.


Canon: Canon expects its annual operating profit to drop for the first time in three years.


Fuji: Instax is doing well, for the Imaging Solution revenue increased due to solid sales in each business, while operating income decreased due to advertising, promotion costs and R&D investment.


Panasonic revised down pretty much all of their the consolidated financial forecasts.


Olympus latest financial results: revenue down 19% compared to previous year, net profit down 86%, Imagin Business is at operating loss.


GoPro turns its first profit since 2017, thanks to the Hero 7.

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First picture of the new Leica Q2 camera leaked online


LeicaRumors published what could be the first leaked picture of the upcoming Leica Q2 camera. The new model is rumored to have a new 47MP sensor, same camera body design, same lens (28mm f/1,7) and a new 75mm crop option (currently only 28mm, 35mm and 50mm are available in the current Leica Q model).


Like the new Leica Q2 Facebook page for the latest Q2 news

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Curve One to bring curved sensors to market


The French company Curve One is planning to bring curved sensors to market:

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Fujifilm X Summit at GPP Photo Week 2019 recap (Fujifilm GFX modular mirrorless camera prototype)

Fujifilm released a new video of their X Summit for GPP Photo Week 2019 and there is a lot of interesting information about upcoming lenses and cameras. The presentation also included this not yet seen Fujifilm GFX modular medium format mirrorless camera prototype (watch the video at the 59:42 mark and Zack’s video on Weibo):

 





If you don’t have time to watch the almost 2 hours video, here is a recap from FujiAddict:

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New Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 MFT lens to be announced next week




Next week Olympus is expected to announce a new M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 MFT lens:

  • Dustproof and splashproof
  • Size: 77.5 x 99.7 mm
  • Weight: 455g
  • Filter size: 72mm
  • Closest focusing distance:22 cm (approx. 10 cm from the end of the lens)
  • Price in Japan: ¥99,360
  • Price in UK: £899
  • Shipping starts in March

Additional information:

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Coming soon: new Leica M10-P ASC 100 limited edition camera


A new Leica M10-P ASC 100 limited edition camera is expected to be announced soon for the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers (via Nokishita).

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Olympus executive confirmed again they will focus only on Micro Four Thirds, thinks “full-frame is kind of like a buzzword in the market”, new smaller and lighter camera coming later this year


A few quotes from a recent Dpreview interview with Aki Murata, VP of sales and marketing for Olympus America (previously he saidHECK no...” to an Olympus full-frame camera):

“First of all we won’t use any other mount other than Four Thirds.”

“We have three strengths: Compactness and lightweight, lens quality, and I.S. That combination is unique. Full-frame is kind of like a buzzword in the market, but lens size cannot be changed.”

“We believe that the market will be separated into two. One is larger, full-frame, and the other is more portable cameras and lenses. We’re happy that everyone else is going to bigger sensors, and we’re staying where we are. I’m confident, and I’m proud to say that we’re staying here.”

Dpreview even wrote again in the editors’ note that Olympus is clearly convinced that they will stay with MFT and will not consider other system camera solutions:

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Leica Q2 camera rumored to have a new 47MP sensor



The new Leica FOTOS app version 1.1.0 already has a listing for the upcoming Leica Q2 camera and two new resolution settings:

Here are the previous Leica Q2 camera rumors:

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Fuji XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR lens to be announced next week


Nokishita reports that in addition to the X-T30 camera, next week Fuji will also announce the new XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR lens that is already on their roadmap.

Here are two photos of the Fuji XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR lens courtesy of DC.Watch:

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera passed FCC certification



A new Canon camera with a code name PC2366 recently passed FCC certification. This model will most likely be the new Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera that will replace the current Mark II version. This is what we know so far:

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