Our friend Sam B. sent us following mail:
“Best Buy, the largest electronics chain store in the United States is now carrying the E-PL1 in its brick and mortar stores. This is a very significant development since it is essentially the “starting gun shot” for the race for MFT in the US. Previously you could only buy MFT cameras online or through specialist camera stores, giving them zero visibility with the market segment Olympus and Panasonic are targeting – P&S upgraders looking for a higher quality camera without the dSLR size.”
Here the link to the shop: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Olympus+-+12.3-Megapixel+Digital+SLR+Camera+-+Black/9769158.p?id=1218170032854&skuId=9769158
It will be interesting to see if that will really increase the MicroFourThirds sales. In the meanwhile Samsung is pretty confident to “Samsung Electronics, which will absorb Samsung DigitaI Imaging Co. as of Thursday, plans to grab a 20 per cent share of the world’s digital camera market in two years, up from 11.7 per cent last year, the company said in a release.”. Source: tradingmarkets
I know who will dominate the market in 2012! Just give me some time to find my cristal ball on my basement…
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hey! good to hear. canada best buys have had E-P1’s for a while now, and theres always a lot of excitement and wonder near the test cameras over its cute physique
hmm, samsung has a big mouth recently…. of course you can dominate the market… not by words.. but by action!
I’m Korean and I honestly feel that Samsung should be a little bit more discreet when making such challenging claims.
Fact for fact, there is no way Samsung’s technology can catch up to any Japanese manufacturers. They just don’t have the resources to invest in new technologies.
They should instead focus on compact digital cameras as they have been instead of hopping onto MFTs wagon.
Even in Korea, many people are willing to pay more for the brand name rather than buying Samsung because MFT cameras do cost a lot and they want the best bang for the buck. Samsung just does not have it yet.
I tried a PL1 in BestBuy this week with the it zoom 14-42mm and it was the first Olympus that I saw there.
Brandsmart USA sells for a long time the Panasonic M4/3, there I tried the G1.
I am not sure, but I think Samsung is the third P&S camera seller in USA (Sony and Canon are the first and second) and they are in almost every electronic and big department store in USA.
larcencielle, are you sure…?
I think Samsung is now the first one in investment in new technology, I really doubt Samsung has not resource for new technology.
Samsung can put device in the market with a very low competitive price and high-end technology, from HDTV (first seller in USA) to semiconductors device.
My local BB had 3 locked behind the glass underneath the high-end P&S… when I asked I was told it would be out on display ‘sometime next month’ and also that it would be $799 (hahaha)
I think Samsung will dominate the market, if they have full product line of lenses released to the market immediately.
BTW, Samsung is famous for its ease of product failure and poor after-sales service. It is really a gamble for those who want a reliable product for long-term use.
They’re funny at Samsung! Dominate the Digital Camera market? LOL.
I don´t think Samsung dominates the EVIL market, but I am sure they will give a hard price battle and that will be good for us.
The next Samsung NX will be a G10-like camera and the price will be a target… $499-599.
I love your rumors but please don’t post this kind of rumor.