Bloomberg published data from IDC Japan about the 2010 worldwide digital camera market shares by vendor: Compared to 2009, Nikon gained market share but still remained at the #3 spot after Sony and Canon. It seems that only Sony, Nikon, Samsung and Vivitar were able to increase their market share in 2010 compared to 2009. In [...]
Here is something to cheer you up for the weekend:
Back in November Nikon filed patents for 24mm f/2.8 and f/3.5 full frame lenses. Few weeks ago, a new patent 201159288 was filed in Japan for a 24mm APS-C lens: Two different versions of this lens were described in the patent – one with f/2.0:
It’s Friday - time for another Nikon patents update. First, a new patent application for a 10mm f/2 wide angle lens with a 155° angle of view: Next patent application 20110080659 is for a 18mm f/2.8 DX format (28mm equivalent). This lens is not designed for F-mount (back focus is 19mm) and is compact (58mm from image plane to front element) – [...]
The Brazilian magazine Fotografe Melhor reports in this month’s issue that Nikon is finally arriving in Brazil with an official representation. To get everything started, Nikon has hired some experienced executives from Sony (William Silveira) and Canon (Wagner Battistel). The official announcement should be somewhere in 2011. Thanks Felipe!
