Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1
Canon IXUS 240 HS
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS
Nikon D800
Samsung DV300F
Nikon Coolpix P510
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Nikon Coolpix S9300
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Thom Hogan’s Crystal Ball
Pro photographer and Nikon user Thom Hogan has published his predictions about digital SLR cameras for 2006. Yes, I know it’s February already, but at least you can see if some of them have already come true!
“But 2006 is the year of new entrants. Sony (piggybacking off KonicaMinolta), Panasonic (ditto with Olympus), and Samsung (ditto with Pentax) are all greedily eyeing the DSLR market growth and plan to introduce new DSLRs. I expect to see a few of those at PMA in February, with more showing up at Photokina in the fall. But let me just say up front: it’s going to be brutal.”
Brutal is certainly right, as Konica Minolta have already withdrawn from the battle.
Website: Thom Hogan - 2006 DSLR Predictions
Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 Review
Canon IXUS 240 HS Review
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS Review
Nikon D800 Review
Samsung DV300F Review
Nikon Coolpix P510
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V
#1 nicholas
And Pentax just went down to $599 on their DSLR.
"Brutal", for the manufacturers sounds about right.
Let's just hope this year does not kill off everyone except a few and then creating an Oligopoly in the DSLR market.
Regards, Nicholas
12:43 pm - Thursday, February 2, 2006