next year at this time...

ebino

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next year at this time, late October, what would the camera market be like. here are some speculations.

-the Nikon D7000 would have completely killed the sales of any other Nikon DSLR that came before it, except D3/3s. a Nikon D300 would sell second hand for around $700, D200, for less than $400, and D60 probably at $100.

-Sony would have lunched the successor to NEX 5, which would have a viewfinder built-in (probably EVF), faster operation and even higher ISO performance. this will kill the market for Canon G series P&S cameras so canon have to react or lose high-end portable camera/p&s market. there is already no reason to buy a G12 when NEX 5 is almost the same price range.

-Fuji X100 would be forgotten by most, because Fuji X200 would offer interchangeable lens mount, higher ISO performance and black bodies.

-Leica M8 would sell for less than $1000 used, because CV would have announced their own full frame DRF, with a shutter cocking mechanism that will work like film advance lever (just like RD1 - an RF without the film advance action is just not the same).

-Panasonic GF2 would be the dark horse that would steal the show. it will function as fast as a DSLR. it will be released along with extreme wideangle lenses, even upto 18mm equivalent. Its sensor would also be bigger and perform at even higher ISO.


thats all for now...
 
My predictions for the year 2011:

- Olympus releases a Pen with image stabilization. However the marketing department drops the ball, and the name of the camera (Pen-IS) makes it the target of ridicule and mockery.

- Leica releases the M9-Au: an M9 made of solid gold, retailing for $3,000,000.

- Nikon releases their EVIL (electronic viewfinder interchangable lens) camera, destroying the 4/3 market and driving Olympus and Panasonic into bankruptcy.

- Leica releases the M10, which has the unfortunate technical problem of exploding in the user's hands.

- Leica goes bankrupt, but is purchased at the last minute by Cosina.

- Fuji's X100 is a moderate success. They improve it by adding a zoom lens, making the body smaller, and removing the troublesome optical viewfinder.
 
Adobe releases the software which will bring blurred pictures into focus. This is not speculation, its for realz.
 
My predictions for the year 2011:

- Olympus releases a Pen with image stabilization. However the marketing department drops the ball, and the name of the camera (Pen-IS) makes it the target of ridicule and mockery.

- Leica releases the M9-Au: an M9 made of solid gold, retailing for $3,000,000.

- Nikon releases their EVIL (electronic viewfinder interchangable lens) camera, destroying the 4/3 market and driving Olympus and Panasonic into bankruptcy.

- Leica releases the M10, which has the unfortunate technical problem of exploding in the user's hands.

- Leica goes bankrupt, but is purchased at the last minute by Cosina.

- Fuji's X100 is a moderate success. They improve it by adding a zoom lens, making the body smaller, and removing the troublesome optical viewfinder.

Poor Olympus! 😀 😀
 
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