[Leica] Re:nikon in NY times paws and geek chic

[patrick at photo.net (Patrick (Washington, DC))]

actually Canon 300D/Rebel is the best selling DSLR of all time. Closely 
followed my D70 selling
over 1M units in one year.

p.

--- Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
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