> Japan Digital SLR Market Share by Unit Sales
> Vendor July June
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> Canon 33.3% 51.6%
> Nikon 27.4% 32.6%
> Sony 21.6% 2.3%
> Pentax 14.0% 7.6%
> Olympus 2.8% 4.8%
> Matsushita 0.8% 0.1%
Winsor,
I, too, noted this story, linked from some website. As I have repeatedly
said, I don't think Olympus will survive the wars, without herculean effort.
If they were to introduce a 12mp pro camera with noise comparable to
Nikon/Canon BS and IS at Photokina, things might change, but I don't hold
much hope. I remain curious about the Panasonic linkup, as I have also
speculated that Kodak was a poor partner for sensors, for reasons unrealted
to quality. I have some hope, but I'm not quite whistling past the
graveyard. I don't think Panasonic sensors are as good as Kodak's, but who
in their right mind would build a product line that requires a Kodak
product? How long until the CEO-of-the-week decides that they need to get
out of that business too?
The real wild card is Sony. It is obvious that they have the ability to
manufacture in large quanitities, and the retail base to move them. I've
seen newspaper ads for both big box retailers and office supply chains
featuring the Sony slr's for some months now.
I wouldn't want to be in that line of business right now.
Bill Pearce
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