[F.Kruschewsky]

Nikon snaps up DSLR number one spot
Camera company finally knocks Canon off its perch


Nikon now number one for DSLRS


Nikon has announced that it is now the UK's leading manufacturer of DSLRs.

Speaking at the UK launch of the company's flagship D3X camera, the company boasted of a prosperous year, which has seen Nikon's DSLR sales growth expand by 333 per cent, compared 2004/05 figures.

The official announcement is that Nikon is "number one for share by volume in the UK, Europe, USA and Japan."

The impressive figure of 333 per cent is mainly due to Nikon in recent years getting aggressive in the DSLR market, making sure that everyone from first-time DSLR buyers to high-end professionals have the option to buy a Nikon-branded camera. This includes the recently announced D3X.

Nikon beating Canon

The fight in the DSLR market between Canon and Nikon has always been a close one, with last year's figures suggesting that Canon won the camera war by just one per cent – taking a 41 per cent market share to Nikon's 40 per cent.

Predicted DSLR sales for Nikon for this year are around 3.3 million. Compare this to just 2 million in 2004, and the company's fortunes are definitely going in the right direction.

By Marc Chacksfield

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[LuizNdo]

Ah, agora eu mudo pra Nikon! hehehehe

[Leandro Federsoni]

Só quero ver como essas gigantes vão sair dessa crise.

A Canon já mostrou possíveis demissões já no início de 2009, principalmente com as quedas de vendas das impressoras.

Valeu

[rogerio_prazeres]

Vendo EOS D30 com 8 anos de uso, com um pequeno trincado na carcaça porém funcionando perfeitamente.
E a melhor parte... A marca Canon em cima do pentaprisma já se apagou com o tempo.

 

[Bucephalus]

Crise imobiliária americana + Nikon se valorizando x tempo = pessoas trocando D40 por apartamento em Nova York