Adobe is currently “testing” a new $20 per month Adobe Photography Plan and the cheaper $9,99 plan is already gone as an option for many customers: Updated – here is the official response I received from Adobe: “From time to time, we run tests on Adobe.com which cover a range of items, including plan options […]
Fujifilm published another notice about an upcoming price increase on photographic film and paper (see previous price increases): Photographic film: Color Negative Film, Color Reversal Film, Quick Snap, Control Strips (the minimum increase is expected to be 30%) Photographic paper: All photographic paper (the minimum increase is a double-digit percentage) The price increase will be effective on […]
SonyAddict reports that Tamron raised the price of the very popular 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount to $879 (from $799). The lens was announced almost a year ago and it is still out of stock at Adorama, B&H Photo and Amazon. Back in May 2018 Tamron already issued an apology for not […]
Adobe announced a price increase for some Adobe Creative Cloud plans in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The price of the Creative Cloud Photography will remain unchanged but I think it is just a matter of time until we see a price hike there as well. Here are the details:
Fujifilm Canada sent out letters to dealers informing them that a new price increase will take place on May 1st (check the current prices at Amazon.ca). Here is a copy of the letter found in the Fujifilm GFX Owners Facebook group:
Adobe UK announced that will increase their Creative Cloud prices (see current rates) in the UK on March 6, 2017 because citing currency fluctuations. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the price increase could be between 10% and 60% (update: the price increase will not be more than 33%):
A reader sent me this graph from Credence Research that shows the global digital camera market revenue vs. units shipped forecast (2014-2023): The graph confirms what I already reported a few months ago: there is a trend of rising prices of photo gear and unfortunately what we have seen so far is just the beginning.
Most (if not all) Sigma lenses sold in Europe will go up in price between 9% and 28% on January 1, 2017. The list above shows the old and new dealer pricing for some lenses (check the retail EU prices for Sigma lenses at Amazon.de and Amazon.fr). RRS will also have a 5-10% price increase on […]
When I first reported the rumored price of the new Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera, I was hoping that it was a mistake. Few hours after my post, I received a confirmation from a good source that the European price will indeed be 1,990 Euro (around $2,200). Then I noticed that the price of the Pentax K-1 […]
The Sony RX1R II camera recently got a big $600 price increase: now listed for $3,898 and is out of stock almost everywhere (same price at Adorama and Amazon). The RX1R II was $3,299 when first announced back in October last year. The new pricing is now pretty much in Leica territory (the Leica Q is $4,250).
Fuji warns about another upcoming price revision of photographic papers that will basically lead to another price increase. I think Fuji is the only company that issues a press release every time they increase their prices. They even have a press release to say that they are having a “worldwide price revision”, here it is:
The Sony price increase I reported last month is already effective in some European countries – almost all Sony E-mount lenses are now at least 10% more expensive:
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