Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]75% my arse. Sony outsells Canon in the digital camera department, though Canon is catching up. In terms of digital SLR sales, the Nikon D70 owned the number 1 title in 2004. Now we could say Sanyo sells more digital cameras since they make cameras for other large companies(Olympus,Nikon...) Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Leica] nikon in NY times paws and geek chic > 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