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Nikon Japan is hiking the prices of more than 50 products

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It’s not all good news from Nikon today. Sure, they may have announced the new Nikon Z8 (buy here), but Nikon Japan has also announced price hikes for more than 50 products, including the flagship Nikon Z9 (buy here). Nikon puts the blame at the hands of increased raw material costs. The price increases are being announced today, but you’ve got a whole week before they actually take effect on May 18th.

The price increases cover just about all of their full-frame mirrorless lineup, save for the new Z8, and the remains of their full-frame DSLR cameras. The list also includes a variety of the company’s Nikkor Z lenses and teleconverters as well as a massive array of F mount AF-S lenses.

Sony Japan announces 14% price hike on cameras, lenses and other products coming on February 1st

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Sony has announced a long list, covering pretty much every product type they make, that will see an average 14% price hike coming on February 1st. The company cites a range of factors, including the cost of raw materials, manufacturing and distribution – all “external environment” issues beyond their control – as the cause for the price increase.

The company lists is Bravia TVs, Blu-Ray players and recorders, sound bars, home theatre systems, and more, including “digital single-lens camera, digital single-lens camera α [E-mount] lens, digital video camera, digital still camera, professional camcorders”. Fortunately, for the rest of the world, it seems that the price increases may be limited to sales within Japan for now, although this may expand into other regions at some point.

Nikon Japan announces increased pricing for several products and “open pricing” for most lenses

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This is a bit of an odd announcement. Well, partially odd. Nikon Japan has introduced new price revisions for a number of accessories with “open pricing” for the majority of Nikon Nikkor lenses. The announcement comes with Nikon saying pretty much what everybody has been saying since the start of the pandemic. It’s a result of the ongoing global silicon shortage and the increased costs of raw materials.

The list of products for which prices are going up seems to be limited to a handful of accessories and a couple of Coolshot laser rangefinders. But what’s particularly interesting and a little bit unusual is the second list. It contains a very large list of Nikon Nikkor lenses for both the company’s Z mount mirrorless and F mount DSLR camera systems. These lenses are shifting over to an “open pricing” system, letting retailers put whatever price on them they want. But can’t they already do that?

Nikon is increasing prices in the USA by 3-6% from August 1st

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Price increases seem to have become standard across the board from everybody lately, with companies still trying to recover from global silicon shortages as well as logistics and other supply chain issues due to the pandemic. Back in April, Nikon announced a price increase across most of the world – in fact, pretty much all of it except the USA – but now it’s caught up to America, too.

In a statement to DPReview, Nikon has confirmed that prices will be going up on a number of products starting on August 1st, 2022. For now, it seems like the focus on price jumps is lenses – and only some of them – and their new CFexpress memory card, with camera bodies staying at the prices they’re at. For the moment, at least.

Leica is increasing prices by up to $400… Again.

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The prices of pretty much everything have skyrocketed over the past few months, at least here in Europe. So, it’s no surprise that electronics are about to get a price increase as well. This time, it’s Leica – and it’s the company’s third price increase over the last year.

According to some reports, the famous camera company is about to increase prices by up to $400. While this price increase applies to Europe, it’s expected that Leica will adjust the prices in other parts of the world, too.

Panasonic says their full-frame and MFT cameras and lenses “will not be increasing in price”

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It seems odd for a company to make a statement that they’re not raising their prices, but when every other camera manufacturer on the planet seems to be raising theirs, it kind of makes sense to take a public stand. In a chat with Amateur Photographer, Panasonic Europe has confirmed that all of its cameras and lens ranges, both full-frame and micro four thirds, will not be increasing in price.

This includes recently released cameras like the Panasonic Lumix GH6, which was announced in February. This year we’ve seen price increases on cameras, lenses and other photography-related products from Canon, Nikon and Fuji due to supply chain issues, which comes after price increases in the second half of last year from Zeiss, Canon and Leica.

Fujifilm confirms price increases for film, paper and related print products

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It looks like yesterday’s post about Fujifilm price increases has been confirmed directly by Fujifilm. A press release on the Fujifilm website, states that film prices have increased as of today from 20-60%, with more increases to come on paper, chemicals and lab products and services over the next two months.

They say that the price increase comes as a result of a recent rise in costs for raw materials, as well as transportation, and the decline in demand for photographic-related products. Perhaps this must just be a Fujifilm thing because film’s more popular now than it’s been in years.

Fuji is ramping up its film prices by up to 60% from next month in Japan (and maybe everywhere)

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It almost always seems to be bad news when it comes to Fujifilm. Well, ok, not so much when it comes to their mirrorless cameras but it tends to be when their film stock is the topic of the conversation. If they’re not killing them off completely then they’re ramping the prices up and it looks like that’s what they’re about to do according to a note published to Twitter by Japanese camera shop, Print Koubou.

In a tweet, Print Koubou posted a photo of the note along with a description stating that the prices for paper, chemicals, processing fees, etc. is going to go up from their Fujifilm suppliers and that they’re obviously going to have to pass these costs along to the customer. They say that they’re going to try alternate supplies to keep the prices down but also recommend customers stock up on film rolls as soon as possible.

Nikon announces price increase from next month due to supply issues

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After other manufacturers, Nikon has also announced a price increase starting next month. It’s only limited to Northern Europe for now, but it’s possible that it will expand globally as the world continues to crumble.

It sounds like an early April Fool’s joke, but all Nikon gear will get more expensive starting precisely on this day. The reason is, according to the company, “severe disruption in global supply chains.”

US confirms chip shortage extending into 2022: Don’t expect miracles with camera deliveries

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The global chip supply shortage has caused chaos in a range of industries, from automotive to consumer electronics. Not surprisingly, the photo industry hasn’t been spared either.

Unfortunately, it looks like it’s not nearly over. The US Commerce Department has confirmed that the chip supply shortage will extend at least until the end of 2022.

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