Nikon, Canon and Sony sales down (Page 6): I had a friend who was employed by Kodak and several friends who were with Polaroid. All preached the same line: "digital is just a fad".

hank6595 Loc: Amesbury, MA

I had a friend who was employed by Kodak and several friends who
were with Polaroid. All preached the same line: "digital is just a fad".
That kool aid didn't work.

tHANKs

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Low Lids wrote:

Just wondering how cell phones did during the same... (show quote)

Apple guarantees continued sales to their Kool Aid drinkers by coming out with a new phone every 6 months and other cells do the same. They pay $5.00 a month on the phone bill to pay for the phone.
DSLRs are a far bigger investment and there is some market saturation of those wanting quality over a face book selfie.
I would like to know how many units are still being sold monthly?
Just a thought.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

So the latest and greatest technology of Apple is about to release a new and revolutionary iCamera that will out perform anything every made before. I have it on authority that it involves iProbes that mount on the temples.

joegim Loc: Long Island, NY

Anybody have any numbers on ILC's and mirorless camera sales from Olympus, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji? Maybe there is a shift to these types because some of then now rival DSLR's in terms of quality. Also Panasonic mirrorless have 4K video which I think still no DSLR offers.

joegim Loc: Long Island, NY

Anybody have any numbers on ILC's and mirorless camera sales from Olympus, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji? Maybe there is a shift to these types because some of then now rival DSLR's in terms of quality. Also Panasonic mirrorless have 4K video which I think still no DSLR offers.

wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ

MT Shooter wrote:

Last quarter reports of sales show across the board sales drops, with Sony coming out on the short end of the stick overall, Canon compacts took the biggest segment hit:

Nikon system cameras down 11.1%
Nikon lenses down 10.1%
Compact cameras down 11.1%

Sony digital cameras down 27.2%

Canon system cameras down 17%
Canon compact cameras down 29%

Can't say for sure without appropriate data however it could be because of increased reliability of digital cameras. As a retired Photo Equipment tech I can testify that many of the older film format cameras were worn out from mechanical wear. Digital cameras have no rewind lever, no film rails, no film transport and no opening back and electronic switching vs mechanical switching resulting in much less mechanical wear.

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

wlgoode wrote:

Can't say for sure without appropriate data however it could be because of increased reliability of digital cameras. As a retired Photo Equipment tech I can testify that many of the older film format cameras were worn out from mechanical wear. Digital cameras have no rewind lever, no film rails, no film transport and no opening back and electronic switching vs mechanical switching resulting in much less mechanical wear.

Good point. Thanks wlgoode.

puku8849

Reinaldokool wrote:

Thanks for all that information, Jim. It matches m... (show quote)

Unfortunately, you are in the minority. 99% of "photographs" are now made via Photoshop, LR, Printshop or other software, not straight out of the camera, so the modern camera is only a means of collecting pixels of light manipulated through the use of aperture, speed control and ISO to influence DOF and amount of light and shade. The finished product depends entirely on one's ability to use these sophisticated programs I am afraid. The coming trend, therefore, is to use lighter, simpler but well made cameras to capture the basic image and leave the rest to the computer.

g8rfan1942 Loc: Ormond Beach Fl

marty wild wrote:

How I see it! That many millions of phone user are... (show quote)

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thephotoman Loc: Rochester, NY

puku8849 wrote:

Unfortunately, you are in the minority. 99% of &qu... (show quote)

Personally, I would rather get it right, or as close as I can, then spending hours in front of a computer. My motto, "quality time behind the camera, less time in front of the computer."

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

thephotoman wrote:

Personally, I would rather get it right, or as close as I can, then spending hours in front of a computer. My motto, "quality time behind the camera, less time in front of the computer."

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Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

thephotoman wrote:

Personally, I would rather get it right, or as close as I can, then spending hours in front of a computer. My motto, "quality time behind the camera, less time in front of the computer."

I just want to get it right. I don't care about hours here or hours there.

puku8849

Marionsho wrote:

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Each to his /her own. One cannot generalise. We can only rely on real numbers to get the true state of affairs.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Can everybody please stop using the term "Kool-Aid drinkers" to refer to people who follow an idea. I knew Jim Jones, attended an annual church conference in which he participated two years before Jonestown and lost friends there, and, years later, it still hurts. Please stop. Thank you.

wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ

Mogul wrote:

Can everybody please stop using the term "Kool-Aid drinkers" to refer to people who follow an idea. I knew Jim Jones, attended an annual church conference in which he participated two years before Jonestown and lost friends there, and, years later, it still hurts. Please stop. Thank you.

I'll never forget this fragment of a news announcement following the massacre when I was still in my home state of IN: "The Jonestown leader, Rev. Jim Jones, a former door to door monkey salesman in IN."