Calm down guys, the title is a joke 😉
But what you can’t deny is that Sony started a second (or new) life. According to BCNranking the [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX-5[/shoplink] was the third most sold system camera in October (Japan only). And the [shoplink 3617]Sony A55[/shoplink] is on place 8th! And let’s go further with the next world domination facts: The Time magazine selected the 50 Best Inventions of 2010 and look….there is the Sony A55! And finally the german magazine Chip.de placed four Sony cameras under the best entry-level DSLR!
Sony…let’s continue: Realease the NEX-7, A77 and A950 😉
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I can deny it. Certainly it is a step in the right direction, but that is all. The fact the NEX sells well in Japan is not a big deal. Do we have any numbers for the rest of the world?
The same can be said for the US though. That the NEX doesn’t sell as well in the US, is not for the rest of the world :s Remember this^^
Well, there’s Europe and the whole Asian market too 🙂
Anyway, I didn’t make my point clear enough I think.
1) In the BCN ranking NEX is put alongside DSLRs. But it is clearly targeted towards compact users. This market is much larger, so it is obvious that it will sell more.
2) There is no big competition for the moment there – the M43 has a smaller sensor (unchanged for years already) and their prices are often quite high. Samsung doesn’t have much presence, so again it sells well. I am just not sure how well it will sell when Canikon bring something similar. (of course they may be late and then that’s a win for Sony)
3) The Japanese market is very specific, but I don’t want to go into details.
I certainly hope that Sony will continue pushing, developing new and more advance models etc. I just think it is way too early to say it raised from the ashes, especially based on BCN’s info.
well.. in a couple of years nobody in the us can afford to buy a camera (just look at the us dept).. so why bother with the american market anyway 😉
Yes, I too am just dying to see a NEX-7. (And several of my photographer friends are waiting on it as well.) Take the NEX-5 and make it just a wee bit bigger with more manual controls and you’ll have my money in a heartbeat. (Release the A850/A900 replacement and you’ll have MORE of my money in a heartbeat!)
if they would finally come out with a few nice prime lenses (or at least a 30mm (45mm ff) nex would be number one : /
Precisely! IMHO, the second Pentax puts out a tiny mirrorless system, paired with their primes it would be unkillable.
A55 got the Outstanding product award for 2010 and was nominated for camera of the year by Pop Photo.
Sony’s share is in fact bigger then these figures show, because every Nikon and Pentax DSLR camera has Sony sensor and maybe some other electronics…
Are we discussing sensors or DSLRs?
Does it matter?
We are discussing money.
You forgot to ask for the Sony A750 APS-C DSLR with OVF!
BCN, 2010.10
rank,maker,item,share
1,canon,550D,18.47
2,nikon,D90,14.07
3,sony,nex5,7.62
4,canon,500D,7.59
5,panasonic,GF1,6.74
6,olympus,epl1,4.56
7,nikon,D3000,3.77
8,sony,a55,3.44
9,nikon,D5000,3.34
10,nikon,D3100,3.24
11,canon,60D,2.89
12,canon,7D,2.59
13,hoya,K-x,2.58
14,sony,nex3,2.49
15,canon,50D,1.7
16,nikon,D7000,1.47
17,panasonic,G2,1.46
18,panasonic,GH1,1.25
19,canon,5DM2,1.17
20,olympus,EP1,1.1
21,hoya,K-5,1.02
22,nikon,D300s,0.93
23,sony,a33,0.79
24,nikon,D700,0.78
25,hoya,K-r,0.71
26,ricoh,GXR,0.68
27,olympus,E-P2,0.58
28,sony,a550,0.49
29,panasonic,GH2,0.37
30,sony,a330,0.35
32,olympus,E-5,0.28
34,sony,a380,0.18
39,sony,a900,0.04