Sanon? Canony? Cany? Cony. Hmmm... Now that CaNikon is a historical footnote, what shall we use? (Page 2): Maybe with the big down turn throughout the industry they are secretly...

Bill_de Loc: US

speters wrote:

All this silly talk about grouping them together is totally crap, there is absolutely no reason to do that and it makes no sense whatsoever!

Maybe with the big down turn throughout the industry they are secretly planning a mass merger and asked the OP to help them find a name for the new company.

You never know!

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Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

CHG_CANON wrote:

Chris T, did you change your user name?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bill_de wrote:

Maybe with the big down turn throughout the industry they are secretly planning a mass merger and asked the OP to help them find a name for the new company.

You never know!

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Canikson;
Sonikcan;
Socanik;
Niksocan;
Casonik;
Nikcason...

Desert Gecko Loc: desert southwest, USA

mwsilvers wrote:

I'm not sure if the original post was intended to be tongue in cheek or serious, but either way I doubt it deserved the level of abuse the OP got for posting it. I think the point could have been made without the insults and condescension.

Thank you. Yes, very tongue in cheek, but also trolling a bit I suppose. But the reaction has been rather subdued. I've been around long enough to know how nasty some hoggers can get, and I was here for the creation of the attic to where some threads are banished because of them.

I was making a point as well. When thinking about still-camera leaders, we erroneously continue to regard Canon and Nikon (Nikon and Canon 30 years ago), and many refer to them as CaNikon. Now with Sony's surge, what will it take to dispel this outdated notion?

Come to think of it, with Panasonic's S1 and S1R, they've shown the ability to do what CaNikon thus far can't seem to manage: produce a decent full frame mirrorless camera. Perhaps we should consider PanaSony. Or SonySonic.

Desert Gecko Loc: desert southwest, USA

Longshadow wrote:

Canikson;
Sonikcan;
Socanik;
Niksocan;
Casonik;
Nikcason...

repleo Loc: Boston

Longshadow wrote:

Canikson;
Sonikcan;
Socanik;
Niksocan;
Casonik;
Nikcason...

In ten years time there will only be one name - Sony!!

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

quixdraw wrote:

Troll alert, and not even witty.

Well, maybe. But since nothing in the Desert Gecko's opening statement is actually true, with the possible exception of what he claims he saw, WHY is this topic in the MPD section?

I do not understand why this whole thing is not catapulted over to the Chit-Chat section. Over there, the Topic's creator could not possibly be considered a troll.

Desert Gecko Loc: desert southwest, USA

lev29 wrote:

Well, maybe. But since nothing in the Desert Gecko's opening statement is actually true, with the possible exception of what he claims he saw, WHY is this topic in the MPD section?

I do not understand why this whole thing is not catapulted over to the Chit-Chat section. Over there, the Topic's creator could not possibly be considered a troll.

Which parts are not true? That surging Sony has taken the number two spot world-widefrom Nikon? That 30 years ago Nikon held the top spot, or that Canon and Nikon are very similar in matching one another's offerings? The only troll here is someone embarrassing himself by denying facts.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Desert Gecko wrote:

Thank you. Yes, very tongue in cheek, but also tro... (show quote)

Why do you say that neither Canon or Nikon have managed to produce a decent full frame MILC?! Sure they have. Maybe it's your opinion they have not but there are a whole lot of people who will disagree with you.

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

Desert Gecko wrote:

Which parts are not true? That surging Sony has taken the number two spot world-widefrom Nikon? That 30 years ago Nikon held the top spot, or that Canon and Nikon are very similar in matching one another's offerings? The only troll here is someone embarrassing himself by denying facts.

Gee, thanks, DG! & here I thought I was kind of defending you. Well, I guess I just got me so mixed up by your fictitious words, I got blinded to the coherent phrases you wrote in between. Yep, that’s what happens when one writes garbage rhetoric and expects others to think it smells like roses.

Oh, and this whole thread still belongs in the Chit-Chat section.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

repleo wrote:

In ten years time there will only be one name - Sony!!

Then as long as they don't make fifty models, it should be easy to select a camera!

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Longshadow wrote:

Not to me.

It really comes down to which company has the most effective marketing department.

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

rook2c4 wrote:

Does it really matter which company is number one?

Olympus. They're number 4/3.

Haydon

Top 5 camera manufacturers by market share globally in 2018:

Canon 40.5% (+ 3.9)
Nikon 19.1% (- 2.7)
Sony 17.7% (- 0.7)
Fujifilm: 5.1% (+ 1.3)
Olympus: 2.8% (+ 0.1)

Desert Gecko Loc: desert southwest, USA

Haydon wrote:

Top 5 camera manufacturers by market share globally in 2018:

Canon 40.5% (+ 3.9)
Nikon 19.1% (- 2.7)
Sony 17.7% (- 0.7)
Fujifilm: 5.1% (+ 1.3)
Olympus: 2.8% (+ 0.1)

Those are not current, but seven-month-old figures. Sony passed Nikon this year in both number of units and value of goods sold in the ILC market, increasing to 24% of the market.

I read the figures elsewhere previously, but I don't recall where. A quick search found this:
https://www.videomaker.com/news/sony-takes-nikons-spot-in-global-digital-camera-market/