Category: Cameras & Lenses

Ever since the Panasonic Lumix S1H was announced in May, filmmakers and video enthusiasts have been on the edge of their seat waiting for more information. This 6K powerhouse looks set to blow its competition out of the water, but we don’t even know some incredibly basic information – such as when exactly the S1H will be released!

There were 100 million digital cameras shipped in the iPhone’s first year, 2007. By 2018, the digital camera market had declined by roughly 80%. Of Japan’s eight digital camera makers, only one had sales and profit growth in the most recent year.

In the quarterly report, Canon worried investors by admitting to intensifying price competition in the full frame mirrorless market. Sony is the villain here, with their race to the bottom selling old A7 series models for ridiculous bargain bin prices. As a result, profit has disappeared right where the bulk of the unit sales are made.

Sony dropped a huge bombshell on the photographic industry this week, by announcing the 61-megapixel Sony A7R IV full-frame camera. Now it appears that Nikon is preparing a 61-megapixel warhead of its own, with reports that the manufacturer is planning a high-resolution Nikon Z8.