Cyber Monday deals recap


Today is Cyber Monday, and many of the Black Friday deals and offers are ending today – check out the big list:

New Nikon Black Friday deals: Z9 now $500 off, Z6III now $300 off, new Nikkor S-line savings

Black Friday: Topaz Labs

CYBER MONDAY

Black Friday: SmallRig deals

7Artisans Black Friday Deals

Black Friday: FieldMade (lens+camera labels)

Here are a few Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals you could have missed

Leica Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals

A great deal for Black Friday: the Leica SL2-S camera is now $3,895 + free accessories (and other Leica price drops)

Pentax/Ricoh Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals

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Pentax/Ricoh Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals

  


Here are the latest/updated Pentax/Ricoh Black Friday Deals:


The new Pentax 17 film camera is now on sale in Europe:

Here are the latest/updated big list of Black Friday photo deals:

Stores:

B&H Photo
Adorama
Amazon
Moment
Paul’s Photo
Service Photo

DE:

Erhardt
Koch 
Koster
Calumet

UK:

Park Cameras
WEX Photo

CA:

Camera Canada

Cameras/Lenses:

Nikon
Sony
Fuji
Leica
Panasonic
Canon
Ricoh/Pentax
OM System
Voiglander
Zeiss
Sigma
Tamron
Tokina
Rokinon
Samyang
TTartisan

Thypoch
7Artisans
Viltrox
Laowa
SLR Magic
Meike
Sirui
Funleader
Astrhori
BrightinStar

DZOFilm
GoPro

Accessories:

SmallRig
Ulanzi
Pergear
Heipi
Unistellar

Bags:

Wandrd
GuraGear
ThinkTank
PeakDesign
Oberwerth
Vi Vante

Lighting:

Profoto
Hobolite
Godox

Editing:

Topaz
Luminar
ON1
DxO
Adobe

Capture One
CleverPhotographer

Matt Granger
Tutorials

Memory:

Nextorage (B&H)
SanDisk
Lexar
ProGrade

Others:

Insta360
Apple
FieldMade
KEH

Kolari Vision
Lifepixel
Alphagvrd

Rocky Nook


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Ricoh Image Sync version 2.1.27 released


Ricoh released Image Sync version 2.1.27 with some bug fixes.

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Pentax WG-1000 camera firmware update version 1.01 released


Ricoh released a new firmware update version 1.01 for the Pentax WG-1000 camera that corrects some language problems:
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The latest/updated big list of Black Friday photo deals


Here are the latest/updated big list of Black Friday photo deals:

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Topaz Labs launches Black Friday deals



Topaz Labs started their Black Friday deals today (see all Black Friday deals here):

For new users: get every app, 12 months of updates, plus Cloud Credits for $299 (54% off), including:

  • Gigapixel 8 + 12 months of updates ($99 Value)
  • Photo AI 3 + 12 months of updates ($199 Value)
  • Video AI 5 + 12 months of updates ($299 Value)
  • 200 Free Cloud Credits ($50 Value)

For existing users: upgrade and unlock the latest features across all our apps for just $199, including:

  • 12 months of upgrades for Gigapixel ($79 Value)
  • 12 months of updates for Photo AI ($119 Value)
  • 12 months of updates for Video AI ($179 Value)
  • 200 Free Cloud Credits ($50 Value)

More deals are available on the Black Friday sale page: the pricing adjusts dynamically based on the products you already own, ensuring you get the best possible deal tailored to your current licenses.


 

BLACK FRIDAY

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Is the compact camera dead? The market price of old compact digital cameras has increased 20-fold in one year

Is the compact camera dead?

BCN Retail published the article “Is the compact camera dead?” Here is the recap from digicame-info:

  • Casio has left the compact camera market, Nikon has stopped development, and Sony and Fujifilm have significantly scaled back their lineups. Some may fear that the category itself will disappear as it is pushed aside by smartphones. The bottom line is that it is not dead at all. Compact cameras still account for more than 60% of camera sales. Although their sales value composition ratio is small, ranging from the upper 20% to lower 30%, a certain level of sales continues.
  • The average price is also rising, just like with interchangeable lens cameras. In particular, the increase in the proportion of relatively high-priced models over 50,000 yen stands out. As of September 2021, this was only 6.8% of the total number of units sold, but this September it had risen to 33.2%. This is thought to be largely due to the impact of inflation, but at the same time, it is also highly likely that there are an increasing number of users who want better products even if they are a little more expensive.
  • Year-on-year sales of interchangeable lens cameras fell significantly in both unit volume and value. Although the decline narrowed in October, sales remain below the previous year’s level. Compact cameras are also showing a slowdown, with unit sales declining slightly in September and October. However, sales value remained above the previous year, with October sales value increasing by double digits to 115.3%. With prices of mirrorless cameras rising, it could be said that even relatively high-priced compact cameras are now looking cheap.
  • The compact camera market structure has changed significantly in the past few years. Canon is by far the top five in terms of sales volume in September, with a large share of 31.1%, backed by the PowerShot and IXY series. Meanwhile, Fujifilm, in second place, took a 13.4% share, largely due to the huge sales of its instax mini Evo. Kodak and Kenko Tokina, in third and fourth place, moved into the “vacant lot” left by major manufacturers. They are the main players who have expanded their market share by leveraging their good cost performance, and have greatly changed the market. And Ricoh Imaging, with its GR series, has made it into the top five with a modest single-digit share. The GR brand, which has been around since the film era, still has many die-hard fans.

The market price of old compact digital cameras has increased 20-fold in one year

The Japanese website Dime published the article “The market price has increased by about 20 times in one year! The noisy charm of old compact digital cameras that Gen Z is addicted to“. Here is the recap from digicame-info:

  • Among young people in their teens and twenties who belong to Generation Z, old models from the heyday of compact digital cameras in the 2000s and 2010s (= old compact digital cameras) are suddenly gaining popularity. What is the reason for this attraction to Generation Z? Yuta Mimura, manager of the used camera specialty store “2nd BASE”, analyzes as follows.
  • “Many people perceive the characteristics of the image, such as the tendency for it to have blown out highlights and noise, as being film-like, and the lo-fi feel is probably what makes it so popular.”
  • “The vast majority of compact digital camera users want to try film, but the running costs of film and developing are a hurdle. Old compact digital cameras make it easy to take low-fi photos at low cost. What’s more, their Y2K designs from the 2000s are also boosting their popularity.”
  • “Sales (of old compact digital cameras) were not that high at first, but from around spring of last year sales started to pick up, and by summer our inventory couldn’t keep up.”
  • It is unclear how long the boom will last, but its momentum does not seem to be slowing down, with cameras that were selling for 1,000 or 2,000 yen two or three years ago now selling for around 20,000 yen.

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