New camera sales report reveals 2020 was rough for Nikon
New camera sales report reveals 2020 was rough for Nikon
If we compare the sales numbers of the year 2019 and 2020, then the camera sales report suggests Nikon saw 36 per cent of the sales last year.
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The camera sales numbers declined sharply in the year 2020.
Nikon is one Japanese camera maker that has been badly affected.
BCN Retail, or BCN+R, is a Japanese analyst firm which collects sales data of cameras from both online and offline markets. Recently, BCN+R has released a trends report from 2020. The report reveals that the whole camera industry did struggle last year, especially Nikon. The camera company is still in a rough market position post the pandemic.
7Artisans may announce 4 mirrorless lenses for Nikon and Canon cameras
The upcoming four optics of 7Artisans for Nikon Z and Canon R mounts happen to be prime lenses. Two of these lenses are actually wide-angle prime lenses.
Pavni Jain | January 19, 2021 | Updated 14:57 IST
Image Credits: Photo Rumors
Chinese lens manufacturer, 7Artisans may launch four new mirrorless cameras.
Out of the four new optics, two will be prime lenses and other two will be wide-angle prime lenses.
All the four lenses will support cameras from different brands including Nikon, Canon, Sony and others.
With camera makers releasing their products every now and then, many lens manufacturers also keep up with their launches. This time, 7Artisans are set to release a couple of lenses. 7Artisans will announce four new mirrorless lenses to complement Nikon and Canon cameras. Courtesy of Nikon Rumors, we know that 7Artisans will introduce one full-frame lens and three APS-C lenses.
Nikon faces production challenges as Japan declares state of emergency
Nikon has published a note stating reduction in the number of offline working employees to 30 per cent or less. This is due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Japan.
Pavni Jain | January 14, 2021 | Updated 20:45 IST
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The note states that the company will reduce the number of offline working employees.
The move has come as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise.
The government in Japan declares a state of emergency for Tokyo and the nearby areas. The move has come seeing the increasing number of the coronavirus cases and deaths. As a reflex to this, Nikon has published a note stating reduction in the number of offline working employees to 30 per cent or less.