
The Japanese website Asobinet reports that another price increase on Canon RF lenses will be coming to Japan on April 7: I believe this is the same price increase I reported a month ago:
Sony will have a 3% to 31% price increase coming on April 1st. For now, the price increase is only in Japan, but I think it will later propagate to the rest of the world. Many companies including Nikon, Canon, Leica, TTartisan, Tokina, Zeiss, and Capture One already had price increases for their products.
Kenko Tokina announced new price increases on Tokina and Zeiss lenses in Japan (Kenko Tokina is a Zeiss distributor for Japan). My assumption is that similar price increases will be implemented also in other countries. The list of Tokina lenses with a price increase can be found here and the Zeiss price increase is available […]
TTartisan will increase the prices on two popular lenses – you have two days left to buy at the old prices from the official TTartisan online store that offers also international shipping: TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for E/Z/R/L/GFX/X1D mounts TTartisan M 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount Additional information on the two lenses:
Capture One will increase their prices on January 11, 2021: “At Capture One, we’re dedicated to shaping the future of photography. After reviewing our products and plans for future innovation, we’ll soon be updating the price of select products. For example, we’ll be updating the price of Capture One for Fujifilm, Capture One (for Sony) […]
Olympus is going to increase the price of selected lenses on February 1, 2020: The price increase is for Japan, but I believe it will spread to all markets. Olympus mentioned “raw material costs” as a reason for the price increase, but I think the real reason is the poor financial results in the past […]
Another Fujifilm photographic film price increase (30%) is coming on June 1st (see previous price increases): Color negative film (135) Fuji Color 100 Fuji Color SUPERIA PREMIUM 400 Professional negative film (135/120) Fuji Color PRO 400 H Professional negative film (120) Fuji Color PRO 160 NS Reversal film (135/120 / CUT) Fujichrome Velvia 50 Fujichrome […]