Camera sales, March 2015 data, Decaying Skunk

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http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/12720/camera-sales-february-2015-data-quiet-corpse/p1

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Canon report

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Panasonic imaging business is also not too good (add here yen difference at it'll look worse).

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Sony reports and forecast

Not good

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/14q4_sonypre.pdf

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Fujifilm

http://www.fujifilmholdings.com/en/pdf/investors/finance/materials/ff_fy_2015q4_001.pdf

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GoPro recorded its second-highest revenue quarter in company history in the first quarter this year, registering sales of $363 million and operating income of $22.3 million.

The company said the top five best-selling camera/camcorders in the U.S. are all GoPro models.

"We are making investments in talent, technology, software and innovative new products that will fuel growth and strengthen GoPro's ecosystem,” said company founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman.

Revenue in the period was up 54 percent. Gross margin was 45.1 percent, up from 40.9 percent in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA of $56.5 million increased 97.4 percent compared with $28.6 million in the first quarter of 2014.

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Olympus struggle

http://www.olympus-global.com/en/ir/data/brief/2015/

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Nikon is losing blood

Although market conditions continue to be sluggish, expenditure spending will continue to ensure sustainable growth in the future. Year-on-year reductions in sales by 10% and income by 33% are estimated.

http://nikon.com/about/ir/ir_library/result/pdf/2015/15_all_e.pdf

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About half of the respondents have at least one photography degree; among photographers under 30, 66% have a photography degree.
The number of salaried photojournalists in France has dropped by 40% since 2007.
In 1991, 46 % of professional photographers were salaried, now only 17% are.
While 19% of respondents said they once had official press cards, only 7% have them today.
Two thirds of respondents teach photography or a related skill.
Nine out of ten respondents use digital equipment primarily; 40% also make moving images.
40% of respondents said portraits are the most important type of image they produce; 17% said landscapes; 13% said photojournalism.
Three quarters of respondents work on commission.
Nine out of ten respondents work alone.
Eight out of ten respondents make money from multiple sectors of the photography market; the most popular revenue stream is corporate photography (executive portraits, event photography, conference materials, annual reports, etc.).
Only 4% of respondents make most of their income through gallery sales.
In 2013, 43% of respondents made less than €15,000 (~$16,500), 31% made between €15,000 and €29,999 (~$33,000), and 24% made over €30,000. In France, the poverty line is €645 per month, or €7,740 (~$8,500) per year
59% of respondents said photography was their main source of revenue in 2013, but 55% said their revenue from photography had dropped over the past three years.
While 63% have a pessimistic or somewhat pessimistic view for the future of the field, only 6% plan to change professions

http://hyperallergic.com/209257/new-french-report-zooms-in-on-field-of-photography/

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