Sony Is #1 In Japan
Dec 4, 2019 13:49:51 #
Dec 4, 2019 14:58:12 #
Dec 4, 2019 15:12:40 #
In this situation, I'm not sure #1 in sales really means much more than Sony having a very effective marketing department. The truth is, we are manipulated by clever advertising and covert marketing (such as paid reviewers on the internet) more often than we are willing to believe.
Dec 5, 2019 01:33:41 #
rook2c4 wrote:
In this situation, I'm not sure #1 in sales really means much more than Sony having a very effective marketing department. The truth is, we are manipulated by clever advertising and covert marketing (such as paid reviewers on the internet) more often than we are willing to believe.
I believe that applies to all products and services today.
Dec 5, 2019 06:27:50 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
joer wrote:
"Sony has overtaken Canon and Nikon to claim ... (show quote)
I could care less who is #1. I shoot for print sales, I use Nikon and some Sony products. BOTH are outstanding, #1 is for those who want to using #1 stuff, as for me, I am a photographer, so I look at it differently. Being #1 does not mean they make the best equipment for all photographers. It only means they are #1 in sales. It does not mean #1 will make a photographer better. But that is what some folks THINK.
Dec 5, 2019 07:39:42 #
joer wrote:
Thanks for contributing to the pointless debate...what debate...where is the opposing argument?
There is no debate - as you say , just interesting trivia. I believe all three brands are now made in China.
Dec 5, 2019 08:18:45 #
Markgregory
Loc: Advance, NC
Personally, I like Sony cameras. Not surprised they are number one in Japan.
Dec 5, 2019 08:23:01 #
billnikon wrote:
I could care less who is #1. I shoot for print sales, I use Nikon and some Sony products. BOTH are outstanding, #1 is for those who want to using #1 stuff, as for me, I am a photographer, so I look at it differently. Being #1 does not mean they make the best equipment for all photographers. It only means they are #1 in sales. It does not mean #1 will make a photographer better. But that is what some folks THINK.
Dec 5, 2019 08:29:58 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Things work out best for those who shed their mirror.
You are a regular Confucius.
Dec 5, 2019 08:38:42 #
Dec 5, 2019 09:21:39 #
Lol ... yes it's all trickery and chicanery!
If you don't think it's important to Nikon and the other companies ... you don't understand the Japanese at all.
Canon is pretty safe. Nikon is not.
Sony owns the FF market in Japan and the US. Apsc as well.
If you don't think it's important to Nikon and the other companies ... you don't understand the Japanese at all.
Canon is pretty safe. Nikon is not.
Sony owns the FF market in Japan and the US. Apsc as well.
Dec 5, 2019 09:56:39 #
Dec 5, 2019 09:58:16 #
foathog wrote:
You are a regular Confucius.
It just means that he often makes mistake. Since mirrorless is better but he didn't know that so he had cameras with mirror that he had to shed.
Dec 5, 2019 10:14:57 #
joer wrote:
What does this mean for existing camera owners...probably very little...just trivia.
Whoa! I'd better check to see if my D750 is still working.
I find that somewhat surprising, considering the small number of FF models that Sony has compared with Canon and Nikon. I think their lead will continue to grow.
EDIT: Actually there isn't much of a difference in the number of models offered. Sony has the a99, a9, and a7, but there are different version of those cameras. Nikon has the D5, D850, D750, and D610.
Dec 5, 2019 10:25:24 #
Sony is now making Nikon's high-end sensors. They've embedded a clever bug into the Nikon cameras with these Sony sensors: the Nikon DSLR suddenly dies after a encrypted number of flips of the mirror the sensor can detect as different from the original Sony mirrorless cameras. Just look online for 'Nikon Sudden Death Syndrome'. I've seen a thread where they think from your Nikon serial number you can identify the week number in the calendar year (01 -> 53) your camera is most likely to die. The syndrome isn't even very hush-hush.
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