Re: No Nikon BIG Announcement
Rich
4496-94ad-c...@m4g2000vbp.googlegroups.com:
> The Nikon-sponsored (invitation only) cocktail party before the Blues
> Traveler concert was nice, as was the concert itself. However, Nikon
> had nothing to announce, although we left early because I have signed
> up for Matt Mendelsohn's Master Class first thing in the morning.
> About half way through the cocktail party various Nikon people took
> the stage for announcements. Nothing.
Yes, it's a pathetic PMA, with loads of unprofitable P&S's being announced
by the mfgs. Do they really think it's a good idea to devote fab space to
making so many of these crummy things when DSLRs are the only cameras
showing profitability and increased sales numbers? P&S sales have been
flat or sinking (depending on brand) since 2005.
Bruce
Surely the only reason for Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Olympus to continue
making and selling P&S cameras is the hope that P&S users will upgrade
to a DSLR of the same brand?
bowser
"Rich" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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I wonder if they're holding back due to the global recession? Either way,
this looks like the most boring PMA in quite a while. Fuji is hell-bent on
turning digicams into colorful toys, it seems.
RichA
> Rich <n...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >cjcampbell <christophercampb...@hotmail.com> wrote in news:5c4cc322-1652-
> >4496-94ad-c5f51bb8f...@m4g2000vbp.googlegroups.com:
>
> >> The Nikon-sponsored (invitation only) cocktail party before the Blues
> >> Traveler concert was nice, as was the concert itself. However, Nikon
> >> had nothing to announce, although we left early because I have signed
> >> up for Matt Mendelsohn's Master Class first thing in the morning.
> >> About half way through the cocktail party various Nikon people took
> >> the stage for announcements. Nothing.
>
> >Yes, it's a pathetic PMA, with loads of unprofitable P&S's being announced
> >by the mfgs. Do they really think it's a good idea to devote fab space to
> >making so many of these crummy things when DSLRs are the only cameras
> >showing profitability and increased sales numbers? P&S sales have been
> >flat or sinking (depending on brand) since 2005.
>
> Surely the only reason for Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Olympus to continue
> making and selling P&S cameras is the hope that P&S users will upgrade
> to a DSLR of the same brand?
Could be a number of things. They may function as advertising, they
could be allowing them to reach a certain economy of scale in
production.
Nomen Nescio
Hmmm, already have a review for PMA 09, which hasn't opened yet! PMA is
March 3~5 2009.