Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]not completely true. According to Canon's own whitepaper issues with the Digital Rebel XT Canon sells about 60% of all DSLRs. And Canon just passed Sony as the overall leader in volume of all digital cameras sold. 75% or 85% is misleading. p. --- mcyclwritr@comcast.net wrote: > Regarding Nikon's bid to mimic the Famous Stupid Apple Trick and bring it > to the camera > industry, Nathan writes: > > "I certainly hope they reconsider, because I would hate to see Canon > become a quasi-monopoly." > > No need to wait to hate, Nate. A speaker at recent photo seminar offered > this statistic, "Canon > now sells 75% of all digital cameras." (He might have even said 85%.) In > terms of volume, > whichever percentage it is translates into more digital camera sales that > all other > manufacturers. Combined. > > Here's what that means. Canon has the revenues and resources to accelerate > technological > advances far beyond those any other manufacturer. I can easily imagine the > Canon technoids > testing, refining and discarding a sixpack of potential digital advances > while another > manufacturer is still futzing around trying to pop the top (or back) on > its first digital SLR. > > Why, mercy, that's nearly Leica content, speaking metaphorically. > > -Chris Lawson > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >