Nikon financial report: In 2015 Nikon sold less cameras and less lenses.

NIkonreport

Nikon publsihed their latest financial report and there are only bad news for the Imaging Business (video business + digital camera business):

  • The whole company sales and operating income reduced 4% and 16%, respectively, from the year earlier. Against the previous forecasts, sales posted a slight decrease while operating income was 8% higher.
  • Nikon sold less cameras and less lenses.
  • The sales volume of digital SLR cameras decreased, resulting in 11% sales reduction and 19% operating income reduction from the previous year. Partly because of the negative exchange rate impact, both sales and operating income did not reach the forecasts.
  • Yet, the forecast (for the Imaging Business) shows the sales reduction of 15% and operating income reduction of 23%.

The full PDF presentantion can be found here: nikon.com/about/ir/ir_library/result/pdf/2016/16_all_e.pdf.

So far only Sony has shown a positive result in the Imaging Business. So Nikon isn’t the only company having troubles in the Imaging Business.

Meyer Optik will launch a third lens in 2017. With native mounts for all mirrorless systems.

meyer

The German company meyer Gorlitz announced the launch of a third lens for 2017. The hint comes via their current Kickstarter campagn for the 50mm Trioplan lens:

Restoring the Trioplan lens line means that all good things come in threes. Our major 2017 lens announcement will be the third and final Trioplan in our line-up.

The lens will be available in different mounts including Sony E, MFT, Fuji X and Canon EOS-M.