Canon and Nikon Lurking — Do Digital Full-Frame Cameras Soon Go Mainstream?

Canon and Nikon Lurking — Do Digital Full-Frame Cameras Soon Go Mainstream?

(Update: Well yes, digital full-frame cameras do become part of mainstream, as the Nikon D600 and Sony RX1 suggest…) Rumor has it that Canon does not just have any other digital full-frame camera on the horizon, as CanonRumors reports. According to CanonWatch the market leader will soon announce an entry-level full-frame camera with a price […]

Wall Street Journal: Mirrorless a New Focus for Camera Makers, Canon Says Capable of Releasing Mirrorless Now

Wall Street Journal: Mirrorless a New Focus for Camera Makers, Canon Says Capable of Releasing Mirrorless Now

You’re about to learn that mirrorless cameras sell mainly to women. A report by the Wall Street Journal’s Asia technology editor Daisuke Wakabayashi claims that 70% of the buyers of Panasonic’s mirrorless cameras are female, making the mirrorless models booming in an otherwise stagnant camera market hurt by the growing competition from smartphones. And that […]

Reuters: Camera Defies Smartphone Onslaught, Stays in Frame

Reuters: Camera Defies Smartphone Onslaught, Stays in Frame

And some thought the camera is a dying breed. The all-in-one über-smart dream device combining camera, phone, Playstation and whatever remains as desired as illusive. Or as Apple chief executive Tim Cook put it, some products should not be brought together. “You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but you know those things are […]

The Canon Mirrorless Rumors Roundup

The Canon Mirrorless Rumors Roundup

Sooner or later Canon has to jump into the mirrorless fray. Sure they’re losing market share. On the other hand they maneuvered themselves into a comfortable position: observe the competition’s trial and errors, learn from others’ mistakes — and proceed from there with a lineup hopefully mature, thought-out and unique enough right from the start. […]