
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020):

Nikon released financial results for the third quarter of the year ending March 2023 and reported a significant increase in revenue and operating profit YoY: “Nikon Corporation NINOY reported a net profit of ¥20.6 billion for the third quarter (ended Dec 31, 2022) compared with the year-ago profit of ¥12.6 billion. For the third quarter, […]

Here are the latest Kickstarter/Indiegogo updates: SPINN CP camera strap 2023 edition: carry your DSLR or Mirrorless more comfortably & shoot with greater intuitiveness. SnapPack anti-theft bag: a new generation of anti-theft bags that combine sleek & functionality. Power Junkie v2: use the Sony NP-F battery to power any camera. AMKOV affordable V-LOG camera: 4K/60fps video, support […]

Nikon could be affected by the new chip equipment export restrictions to China: “Talks between the countries will conclude as early as Friday, with the Netherlands restricting ASML Holding NV from selling machines to China used to make certain types of advanced chips, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Japan would impose similar […]

Acadia National Park Artist-in-Residence: Memories From Maine by Ben Matthews (Instagram): Boloney: An Artist’s Favorite Sandwich For each highlight that occurs pursuing a life as a creative, hundreds of unsuccessful moments and rejections beat your spirit into starving artist oblivion. All one can do is pick up the scattered dreams strewn about from the ass-kicking […]

Another slow news day – I will continue to repost some of the PhotoRumors blog posts here. Things should pick up significantly next month as we start getting closer to the 2023 CP+ show in Japan and the potential Nikon Z8 camera announcement later in Spring. There is a new Kickstarter for SPINN CP camera […]