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Peak Design’s new platform makes it simpler to buy and sell used gear

May 11, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Peak Design is best known for camera bags. But now they’ve launched something completely new: Peak Design Marketplace. If you don’t want to buy a brand new bag or other Peak Design gadgets, Peak Design Marketplace is the place where you can get a used one. It’s made to simplify gear exchange, so let’s check out what you can expect.

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Nikon reports an almost 18% drop in Imaging Business revenue

May 10, 2019 by John Aldred 6 Comments
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It looks like Canon’s not the only one hurting this year. Nikon has just published their financial report for this fiscal year, running from April 1, 208 until March 31, 2019. While the company as a whole seems to be on the up, they report a 17.9% reduction in revenue compared to the 2019 fiscal year with a drop in operating profit of 27%.

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Canon reports 23% decline in camera sales and 81% drop in Imaging division operating profit

Apr 26, 2019 by John Aldred 9 Comments
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Canon has previously predicted a 50% drop in camera sales over the next two years, and it seems that they might be right according to their latest financial report from Q1 2019. According to the report, they’re already seeing a 23% decline in camera sales from last year, with an 81% drop in operating profit vs Q1 2018.

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No, Olympus is NOT selling their camera business

Mar 28, 2019 by John Aldred Leave a Comment
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Rumours were flying earlier this month out of Japan saying that Olympus wasn’t having a great time right now. In fact, they suggested Olympus was having such a bad time that they were considering leaving the digital camera market.

Well, now, according to a report on SankeiBiz, the Olympus president-elect, Yasuo Takeuchi, has stated with a pretty emphatic no, that Olympus will not be closing down its imaging business.

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Olympus could be leaving the digital camera market, reports say

Mar 7, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 36 Comments
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According to the latest reports, Olympus is doing badly. And it’s so bad, that the company could even leave the digital camera market. Reportedly, the company’s activist shareholders could force Olympus to exit the market and go into a different direction.

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Camera industry is still decreasing with 24% drop in 2018

Feb 12, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 10 Comments
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With Canon and Nikon announcing their full frame mirrorless camera, 2018 was an exciting year when it comes to camera industry. But how has this affected the overall results in gear manufacturing and sales? All this and more was explored in this video by LensVid. While the previous year brought us some long-awaited novelties: it seems that the market is still declining.

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Canon sees a grim future for the camera business: expects digital camera market to shrink by half within two years

Jan 28, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 19 Comments
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In a recent interview, Canon’s president Fujio Mitarai expressed not-so-optimistic predictions for the future of the camera business. He admitted that Canon’s sales have declined by around 10% in the past couple of years, and he believes that it will get even worse. According to Mitarai, the digital cameras market could shrink by as much as 50% within the next two years.

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Nikon officially leaves Brazilian market

Sep 18, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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The division of Nikon in Brazil has officially ended its activities in this country. After announcing the closing of all e-commerce operations last year, Nikon has now left the Brazilian market. The only option for the customers is now buying gear on the gray market.

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Why DSLR is not dead and it won’t be any time soon

Jul 17, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 14 Comments
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With both Nikon and Canon soon joining the mirrorless game, the old question of the faith of DSLRs rises again: will this be the end of DSLR cameras? In this video, James Popsys gives his take on the topic. He believes that DSLRs will stay with us regardless of the mirrorless cameras, and let’s see if you agree with his arguments.

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Want to buy used gear? This website will tell you its market value

Nov 9, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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No matter if you’re selling or buying used gear, I’m sure you’d like to get a good price. Bokeh Market is a website which will tell you the market value of used gear: cameras, lenses and bundles. This way, you’ll get the insight into the real-time value of used gear, so you can determine the price to sell it or make sure not to overpay when buying.

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