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Nikon dominates the 2024 Camera Grand Prix awards

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Here are the 2024 Camera Grand Prix award winners:

Camera scores for top 5 models:

  1. Sony α9 III: 307 points
  2. Nikon Z8: 126 points
  3. Nikon Zf: 49 points
  4. Fujifilm X100VI: 38 points
  5. Canon EOS R8: 37 points

Lens scores for top 5 models:

  1. Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena: 169 points
  2. Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS: 92 points
  3. Canon RF 10-20mm f/4 L IS STM: 65 points
  4. Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS | Sports: 58 points
  5. Panasonic LUMIX S 100mm f/2.8 MACRO: 53 points

Top 5 awards by brand:

  1. Nikon: 3 awards
  2. Sony: 2 awards
  3. Canon: 2 awards
  4. Fuji, Sigma, and Panasonic: 1 award each

More awards and best-selling listings:

Best selling cameras for 2023 at MAP Camera Japan

The best-selling cameras in the top 5 Japanese stores (March 2024)

The 2024 TIPA World Photographer’s Choice Awards are out

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The latest CIPA numbers

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CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2024, black: 2023, blue: 2022):

March 2024 CIPA numbers by ZoetMB

March was a great month for the industry.  Much is up compared to January and February and also compared to March of 2023.  Only DSLR’s are down year-to-date.

CIPA has predicted 5.89m ILCs, 1.52m compacts and 9.57m lenses for calendar 2024.  Based on 2023 shipping patterns, ILC’s could conceivably come in at 7.1m.

Mirrorless now takes 82.5% of ILC units and 91.8% of ILC shipped value.

That compares to:*

2023: 6.001 million bodies (+1.25%), 9.639 million lenses (-0.92%).
2022: 5.927 million bodies (+10.8%), 9.7 million lenses (+1.6%).
2021: 5.348 million bodies (+0.75%), 9.55 million lenses (+6.1%)
2020: 5.308 million bodies (-37.3%), 9 million lenses (-36.6%)
2019: 8.462 million bodies (-21.4%), 14.2 million lenses (-21.1%)
2018: 10.76 million bodies (-7.9%), 18 million lenses (-6.4%)
2017: 11.68 million bodies (+0.6%) 19.22 million lenses (+0.156%)
2016: 11.61 million bodies (-11.1%), 19.19 million lenses (-11.6%)
2015: 13.06 million bodies (-5.6%), 21.7 million lenses (-5.2%)
2014: 13.84 million bodies (-19.2%), 22.9 million lenses (-14.2%)
2013: 17.13 million bodies (-15%), 26.7 million lenses (-12.2%)
2012: 20.16 million bodies (+28.5%), 30.4 million lenses (+16.9%)
2011: 15.69 million bodies (+21.7%), 26.0 million lenses (+19.9%)
2010: 12.89 million bodies (+30%), 21.69 million lenses (+34.7%)
2009: 9.91 million bodies (+2.2%), 16.1 million lenses (+2.5%)
2008: 9.7 million bodies (+17.4%), 15.7 million lenses (+25.6%)
2007: 8.26 million bodies, 12.5 million lenses
*Bodies = ILC bodies

March 2024:  Cumulative Units & Shipped Value:
(All comparisons to YTD 2023)

DSLR Units : 217.1K -10% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥10.8 billion -3% YTD

Mirrorless Units: 1022K +28% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥121.7 billion +33% YTD

Compact Units: 392K +8% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥20.38 billion +41% YTD

Lenses for smaller than 35mm sensors Units: 1052K +17% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm sensor Shipped Value: ¥21.7 billion +33% YTD

Lenses for 35mm and larger sensors Units: 983.9K +9% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger sensors Shipped Value: ¥81.7 billion +20% YTD

Cumulative 2024 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 82.5% (was 76.7% YTD 2023)
Cumulative 2024 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 91.8% (was 89.1% YTD 2023)

The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.64 for YTD 2024.  (was 1.73 for YTD 2023).

Full-year 2024 Geographic Share: (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan)

DSLR:
Units:                   China 14.9%, Asia 07.1%, Japan 4.0%, Europe 33.2%, Americas 39.2%, Other 1.6%
Shipped Value: China 15.8%, Asia 08.8%, Japan 4.8%, Europe 29.0%, Americas 40.2%, Other 1.3%

Mirrorless:
Units:                   China 25.8%, Asia 17.0%, Japan 09.9%, Europe 19.3%, Americas 24.3%, Other 3.7%
Shipped Value: China 27.5%, Asia 16.8%, Japan 08.3%, Europe 18.1%, Americas 24.5%, Other 4.7%

Compacts:
Units:                   China 08.8%, Asia 11.6%, Japan 22.6%, Europe 21.6%, Americas 30.6%, Other 4.9%
Shipped Value: China 12.8%, Asia 14.4%, Japan 13.6%, Europe 23.5%, Americas 30.3%, Other 5.4%

Lenses:
Units:                   China 21.4%, Asia 15.3%, Japan 10.6%, Europe 23.0%, Americas 26.1%, Other 3.5%
Shipped Value: China 26.3%, Asia 16.3%, Japan 10.0%, Europe 20.6%, Americas 22.3%, Other 4.6%

Approximate shipped value per unit (at ¥155.64=$1):
DSLR: $302
Mirrorless: $765
Compact: $334
Lenses: $326

A list of participating CIPA companies can be found here.

Via NikonRumors

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Update: more new lenses revealed at the 25th China International Photographic Equipment and Technology Expo (2024 China P&E)

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Several new Chinese lenses were revealed at the 25th China International Photographic Equipment and Technology Expo (2024 China P&E) - here is the updated list:

→ Venus Optics Laowa TS 100mm f/2.8 1X tilt-shift medium format lens and TS 55mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 lenses for Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad V mount + Venus Optics Laowa FFII 15mm f/5 Cookie lens + new cinema lenses (check website for updates).

→ Meike has several new autofocus lenses (check website for updates).


→ New TTartinsa lens to be announced in May (check website for updates).


→ Sirui AF 75mm f/1.2 and AF 16mm f/1.2 automatic lenses for Fuji X/Nikon Z/Sony E mount (check website for updates).

→ 7Artisans autofocus lenses: 85mm f/1.8 for Sony E and 27mm f/2.8 for Nikon Z (check website for updates).


→ Zyhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) is also expected to show its first autofocus lenses.

→ Several new Thypoch lenses are coming for Z/E/X/RF camera on May 14.

This is the Nikon booth for the upcoming 2024 China P&E (no new product announcement expected)

LAOWA FFII T/S 55mm F2.8 Macro 1:1, LAOWA FFII T/S 100mm F2.8 Macro 1:1, and LAOWA FFII 15mm F5.0 Cookie

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The best-selling cameras in the top 5 Japanese stores (March 2024)

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The best-selling cameras in the top 5 Japanese stores (March 2024):

Yodobashi Camera

  1. Nikon Z8
  2. Nikon Zf 40mm f/2 lens kit
  3. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  4. Sony α7 IV
  5. Sony α7C II zoom lens kit

Bic Camera

  1. Sony ZV-E10 power zoom lens kit
  2. Sony α7CII
  3. Canon EOS R10 18-150mm lens kit
  4. Sony α7C II zoom lens kit
  5. Olympus PEN E-P7 double zoom kit

Camera Kitamura

  1. Fujifilm X-T5
  2. Sony ZV-E10 power zoom lens kit
  3. Nikon Zf 40mm f/2 lens kit
  4. Canon EOS R10 18-150mm lens kit
  5. Canon EOS R6 Mark II

Map Camera

  1. Fujifilm X100VI
  2. Nikon Zf
  3. Sony α7RV
  4. Fujifilm X-T5
  5. Sony α7CII

Fujiya Camera

  1. OM Sytem OM-1 Mark II
  2. Canon EOS RP 24-105mm lens kit
  3. Nikon Z8
  4. Nikon Zf
  5. Nikon Zf 40mm f/2 lens kit

Total camera listings by brand:

  1. Sony: 8
  2. Nikon: 7
  3. Canon: 5
  4. Fujifilm: 3
  5. OM System/Olympus: 2

From Phileweb:

"Under these circumstances, one company that stands out is Nikon, which has recovered its product supply. Since its release on October 27th last year, the "Z f" has continued to be popular, and a total of 5 models of the body and lens kit have made it into the rankings. A total of 25 models compete with Nikon's 7 models and Sony's 8 models."

Via NikonRumors

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What’s next?

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Multiple new product announcements are expected in May - some will happen as early as next week. Here is a list of some of the rumored cameras and lenses:

Fujifilm

Sony

Canon

Nikon

Panasonic

OM System

Leica

Hasselblad

Sigma

Pentax

Other

Here are the first new lenses announced for the 25th China International Photographic Equipment and Technology Expo (2024 China P&E)

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VWFNDR Keirin camera concept

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This is the VWFNDR Keirin camera concept:

"KEIRIN is a conceptual digital camera designed as a testing ground for exploring new design paradigms, seamlessly integrating hardware and software. It aims to provide an immersive shooting experience focusing on the photographic craft without distractions. Named after the Japanese word keirin 競輪 ー a bike race in a velodrome ー is the perfect name for a concept where hardware and software cycle together." (vwfndr.camera)

"The Keirin is designed around a 60-megapixel full-frame sensor with a 35mm lens. The plan is for the camera to include SSD storage and mobile connectivity so that photos can automatically be saved and backed up to the cloud. VWFNDR has also designed a proprietary magnetic expansion bay — called XPNSNBAY — that uses pogo pins to allow for peripherals like a panoramic optical viewfinder. Another clever accessory is REMOFLSH, a wireless flash unit that directly communicates with the camera’s built-in trigger. " (The Verge)

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Nikkei Japan: “Digital camera market grows for the first time in 13 years”

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Nikkei Japan published an article "Digital camera market grows for the first time in 13 years, halting shrinkage with smartphone replacement". Here is the article recap digicame-info:

  • Research firm GfK Japan announced on the 18th that the domestic digital camera market in 2023 will turn positive for the first time in 13 years. Sales volume was 1.2 million units, an increase of 7% from the previous year. This was driven by products such as interchangeable lens cameras. The decline had continued due to the spread of smartphones, but this appears to have come to a halt. The digital camera market had been in decline since peaking at 10.4 million units in 2010.
  • Looking at unit sales in 2023 by type, interchangeable lens cameras increased by 9%, and compact cameras increased by 6%. Interchangeable lenses also grew by 4%.
  • This is the second consecutive year of positive growth for interchangeable lens cameras. The number of products over 100,000 yen increased, and the proportion of products in the 100,000 to 200,000 yen price range was 46%, an increase of 7 points from the previous year. The average price (excluding tax) rose 4% from the previous year to 172,000 yen.

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The 2024 TIPA World Photographer’s Choice Awards are out

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The 2024 TIPA World Awards Cameras

The 2024 TIPA World Awards Lenses

The 2024 TIPA World Awards Accessories

Source: Tipa

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