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Subject: [Leica] nikon in NY times paws and geek chic
From: patrick at photo.net (Patrick (Washington, DC))
Date: Fri May 6 14:36:40 2005

not completely true. According to Canon's own whitepaper issues with the 
Digital Rebel XT Canon
sells about 60% of all DSLRs. And Canon just passed Sony as the overall 
leader in volume of all
digital cameras sold.

75% or 85% is misleading.

p.

--- mcyclwritr@comcast.net wrote:
> Regarding Nikon's bid to mimic the Famous Stupid Apple Trick and bring it 
> to the camera
> industry, Nathan writes:
> 
> "I certainly hope they reconsider, because I would hate to see Canon 
> become a quasi-monopoly."
> 
> No need to wait to hate, Nate. A speaker at recent photo seminar offered 
> this statistic, "Canon
> now sells 75% of all digital cameras." (He might have even said 85%.) In 
> terms of volume,
> whichever percentage it is translates into more digital camera sales that 
> all other
> manufacturers. Combined. 
> 
> Here's what that means. Canon has the revenues and resources to accelerate 
> technological
> advances far beyond those any other manufacturer. I can easily imagine the 
> Canon technoids
> testing, refining and discarding a sixpack of potential digital advances 
> while another
> manufacturer is still futzing around trying to pop the top (or back) on 
> its first digital SLR. 
> 
> Why, mercy, that's nearly Leica content, speaking metaphorically.   
> 
> -Chris Lawson
> 
> 
> 
>  
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