Last year I reported that Olympus will increase the price of their M.Zuiko Pro lenses on February 1st. I am not sure which countries will be impacted, but you can see the current US prices at Adorama and B&H Photo. Here is the full price increase list for Japan:
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 […]
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.
