CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for October 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019): October 2021 CIPA numbers September DSLR and Mirrorless body shipments for the month were ahead of September 2021, but substantially behind last October. For the month, DSLR units were down 45.5% and Mirrorless units were down 37.8% as compared to October 2020. Mirrorless now has a 58% unit share of ILC’s and a 77.2% shipped value share (of DSLR + Mirrorless). Based on the first ten months of 2021 and last year’s shipping patterns, we predict a full year estimate of 5.3 to 5.7 million ILC units shipped compared to: 2020: 5.308 million 2019: 8.462 million 2018: 10.76 million 2017: 11.68 million That’s down substantially from our last estimate unless November shipments picked up for the holiday season (Canon has predicted a full fiscal year industry estimate of 6 million units and they claim they’ll take 50% of that). October 2021 Calendar year-to-date Units & Shipped Value: (All comparisons to Jan-October 2020) DSLR Units : 1867K –2% YTD DSLR Shipped Value: ¥76.5 billion –1% YTD Mirrorless Units: 2577K +16% YTD Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥258 billion +42% YTD Compact Units: 2499K –13% YTD Compact Shipped Value: ¥59.8 billion -4% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 4178K –3% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥64.4 billion +4% YTD Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 3733K, +31% YTD Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥212.1 billion...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Saturday, 4 December, 2021