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:
Similar to Nikon, Canon and Sony are also rumored to raise their prices in the UK and/or in Europe this summer – in some cases up to 20%. Check out the latest prices and availability at Wex Photographic, Jessops, Calumet, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany. Canon recently cut their profit forecast as a result of post-Brexit yen strength.
Adobe is going to increase their prices for six different countries (Australia, New Zealand, India, Norway, Turkey and Brazil) because of currency fluctuations. The new pricing will take effect on May 1st, 2016. Here is the official notice from Adobe.
The price increase (10%-25%) of photo gear in Canada I reported few weeks ago is starting tomorrow and will include almost all major brands like Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, Pentax/Ricoh and Olympus. Check amazon.ca or your local store for more info.
In case you missed my post on NikonRumors from few days ago: a price increase is coming to Canada on April 1st, 2016 (not a joke) on all major camera manufacturers, including Nikon, Canon, Sony and Panasonic. The reason for the price increase is the decline of the Canadian Dollar:
I think this is the 6th Fuji price increase on photographic film I have reported on this blog in the past few years (and I am sure I missed few). Here are the details: Update: the US price increase will be approximately 10%.
Kodak will have another film price increase in Japan effective on February 4th:
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