Sony Image Sensor Business slowdown, Sony’s CEO steps down

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2018


→ Analyst predicts Sony Image Sensor Business slowdown


→ Sony Q3 FY2017 report: confirms Sony Image Sensor Business slowdown


→ Kaz Hirai steps down as CEO of Sony, Kenichiro Yoshida named as replacement

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2018

Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera officially discontinued

Ricoh Imaging’s financial results Q3 FY2018/03

The latest Nikon patents: 400mm, 500mm and 600mm f/5.6 Phase Fresnel (PF) lenses

A new Leica Q update firmware is in the development phase

Fujifilm Disposable Camera Price Increase and New Packaging

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List of new Canon products to be announced for the CP+ show in Japan

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2018


Here is an updated list of new products Canon is rumored to announce this month ahead of the 2018 CP+ show in Japan:

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Canon had a very good financial year, planning to continue double digit mirrorless sales growth in 2018

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2018


Canon had a very good financial year (2017) and they are planning to maintain their double digit mirrorless sales growth in 2018:

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The 2017 CIPA camera shipment report is out

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2018


CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their 2017 report and there are no big surprises – here is a quick recap:

“DSLR sales accounted for about 65% of total shipments for the ILC segment, with mirrorless making up the other 35%. Adoption of mirrorless cameras is driven by Japan and Asia, as it’s approaching a 50/50 split in shipments. The split for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras in North America is about 85%/15%, and Europe is somewhere in between the two regions.

I don’t think we’ll see significant movement in the DSLR to mirrorless split in North America until Nikon enters the segment with DX and FX mirrorless cameras and Canon released a full frame mirrorless option and maybe an even higher end APS-C EOS M.

The death of the DSLR is still a long ways off.”

The complete 2017 comparison graphs (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view):

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Panasonic Lumix GF10/GF90 camera announced only in Japan

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2018




The previously rumored Lumix GF10/GF90 camera was officially announced only for the Japanese market (for now). The full press release and detailed technical specifications can be found here and here. Here is a quick recap:

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for January 2018

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2018

  
  
  
The top 10 PhotoRumors posts for January 2018, are:

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Kodak delays their cryptocurrency in order to verify all the 40,000 potential investors interested in the initial coin offering (ICO)

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2018



Kodak was supposed to launch their initial coin offering (ICO) today. It did not happen. After many have raised valid concerns about Kodak’s new blockchain initiative and cryptocurrency, a new press release was issued today indicating that they need more time in order to verify all the 40,000 potential investors that want to be part of the ICO:

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Fujifilm to terminate 10,000 jobs after announcing a merger with Xerox

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2018


Fujifilm is going to lay off 10,000 employees after announcing a merger with Xerox – see the details over at FujiAddict:

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Where is the rumored Fujifilm X-A20 camera?

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2018



The previously rumored Fujifilm X-A20 mirrorless camera was announced only in certain regions (China for example). Here is the translated press release (additional information is available here):

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