Each one of the 60 limited-edition cameras costs 199,900 yuan (about US$30,000), and is individually numbered from 1949 to 2009. The cameras, wrapped in red calfskin, say “Long Live the People’s Republic of China” in red calligraphy and sport a Tiananmen Square pattern. I’m pretty sure you’re going to have to be someone pretty important (and in China) to get one of these, but if you’ve got 30 grand and a connection, Leica’s probably not going to say no.
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NASA has placed an order with Nikon for 11 units of its highest-end dSLR, the D3s, and seven AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8G ED lens to bring to space for documentation efforts. Interestingly, none of these cameras or optics will require any modifications which attest to the ruggedness and versatility of the company’s shooters. The dSLRs will be brought to the International Space Station where it will join a host of other Nikon products such as the D2Xs, lenses and other Speedlight external flash units. This is the second consumer camera brand we know this year to enter the vast expanse of space, with Olympus sending the E-3 beyond the stratosphere earlier this year with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.
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Digital-camera sales declined in 2009, but the market is expected to return to growth this year, a camera trade group said Tuesday. Total shipments worldwide totaled 106 million, an 11.6 percent drop compared with the 119 million that shipped in 2008. In 2010, the market is expected to edge ahead 3.8 percent to 110 million cameras, the Camera and Imaging Products Association said. As has been the case for years, the market fared better for dSLRs, which offer higher quality, faster performance, and interchangeable lenses but also come with higher price tags and greater bulk. The dSLR market–which in CIPA’s statistics includes Olympus’ and Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds cameras that have interchangeable lenses but aren’t technically single-lens reflex models–edged 2.3 percent upward to 10 million units shipped in 2009. That market is forecast to grow another 11.1 percent to 11 million units in 2010.
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