BCNretail published the market shares data between April 2018 to March 2019.

Canon did hold 37.3% of the overall camera market shares (fixed lens plus system cameras)
Nikon did hold 26,7% of the overall camera market shares
Sony did hold 13,1% of the overall camera market shares
Olympus did hold 6% of the overall camera market shares
Ricoh did hold 5.8% of the overall camera market shares

Compared to the previous year:

Canon sold -1,3% cameras (units of sales)
Nikon sold -15% cameras
Sony sold -6,6% cameras
Olympus sold -13,8% cameras
Fuji sold +19,4% cameras

But the story changes if you consider the overall value of the camera sales. Sonny mostly sells high-end cameras and that’s where you see their big leap forward. So while in terms of units Sony had a -6,6% of sales they actually made more money than the previous year:

Canon camera sales value dropped -11,4%
Nikon camera sales value dropped -28,5%
Sony camera sales value increased +14,5%
Olympus camera sales value dropped -21,3%
Fuji camera sales value increased +0,6%

Sony is clearly focusing on the market with the higher profit margin and this strategy is clearly paying off! Nikon and Olympus had a really dramatic drop in sales value. If that trend continues it will be a big trouble for both of them…

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Tokina 100mm FE macro lens

Atomos Shogun 7 – Hands-On with Jeromy Young (Cinema5D).
Sirui VHD-2004 VH10 Video Tripod (Personal View).
Atomos Ninja V cage review (Sonyalpha.blog).
Canon reports a 23% drop in camera sales (MirrorlessRumors).
Sony Cameras Can Now Focus on Your Pet’s Eyes (PCmag).
Sony Clear Image Zoom: The Most Amazing Shooting Mode You Never Heard Of (Explora).
Lilliput A11 On-Camera Monitor with 3D LUTs support (Personal View).

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Sony is slowly solving the 24mm Stock issues. If you order the lens now you will receive it within 3-5 weeks according to today’s updated Amazon US page. Similar Stock issues are happening in Europe too. Only 2 lenses in Stock now at Amazon DE while Calumet says they will ship them to you in 1-3 months.

Still bad news with the new 135mm GM: It’s nowhere in Stock at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and FocusCamera. EU at ParkCameras, WexUK and Calumet DE. UPDATE: I now heard the 135mm GM might be in Stock on June 18 at BHphoto!

Just a quick reminder:

1. If BHphoto didn’t fool us the Tamron 17-28mm FE lens preorders will open today 2am New York time. UPDATE: The preorders did not start. So it seems like BH made a mistake on the date.
2. The Sony 200-600mm FE is likely to be announced today around 4pm London time. UPDATE: Sony had the press meeting event but the NDA will expire in a few days after that event!

Note: There will be no livestream for the Sony lens announcement. Livestreams are only available at new camera launches.

The new Profoto B10 Plus is twice as powerful as the previous B10. And it’s already in Stock at BHphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama.

Reminder: Just recently Profoto announced the new A1X Flash for Sony. You can get it now at Adorama and BHphoto.