Big NEWS - Say goodbye to LEXAR!!!

[benhasajeep]

Micron just said they were getting out of the memory card retail market. Basically not enough profit in it!!! Leaves Sony as the sole XQD card maker!

 

[Overread]

And lo it was that Nikon slowly became enslaved unto Sony. Sensors cards and more slowly Sony's control grew and grew until a Nikon was a sony in all but name.

 

[benhasajeep]

And lo it was that Nikon slowly became enslaved unto Sony. Sensors cards and more slowly Sony's control grew and grew until a Nikon was a sony in all but name.

Add to the fact that Nikon is rumored to be in a money problem. Sony may just gobble up Nikon. Not sure what they would do with the Sony / Minolta line, and Nikon line. Hear the Japan govt was pushing Nikon towards Canon. Sony is probably the better match since they already supply parts to Nikon.

 

[Overread]

Part of me would love to see what Nikon and Canon researchers could do together; however considering whoever took them on would have a wealth of Nikon brand and designs I would see nikon surviving in design and brand - heck they've a huge market share so even if the company behind it has problems its a huge potential cash earner for the right investor.

Sony taking over would also mean that Canon wouldn't control a majority of the market were Canon to take over Nikon - that's a worry because no competition results in lower product standards. More competition puts pressure on companies to at least appear to out-compete each other.

 

[beagle100]

And lo it was that Nikon slowly became enslaved unto Sony. Sensors cards and more slowly Sony's control grew and grew until a Nikon was a sony in all but name.

Add to the fact that Nikon is rumored to be in a money problem. Sony may just gobble up Nikon. Not sure what they would do with the Sony / Minolta line, and Nikon line. Hear the Japan govt was pushing Nikon towards Canon. Sony is probably the better match since they already supply parts to Nikon.

it's more than rumor!
Nikon Announces Company Plans Moving Forward from Financial Crisis

apparently mirrorless is the future for interchangeable lens cameras
somebody better get on the bandwagon !
www.flickr.com/photos/mmirrorless

 

[Overread]

It sounds like their compact market basically collapsed faster than they thought it would. Mirrorless stole the serious compacts and cameraphones the rest of that market. Hopefully they can restructure - though it might mean jobs lost it hopefully won't crush them.

Whilst I don't use hteir gear its good to have competition in the market.

 

[jpross123]

That sucks for us D500 users, cause now Sony can price the XQD cards anyway they want them. Surely SanDisk will step up and start making them.

 

[chuasam]

That sucks for us D500 users, cause now Sony can price the XQD cards anyway they want them. Surely SanDisk will step up and start making them.

remember SmartMedia, xD, MemoryStick?

 

[DGMPhotography]

I've never even heard of a "XQD card," but if it means trouble for Nikon, I'm sad

 

[jpross123]

That sucks for us D500 users, cause now Sony can price the XQD cards anyway they want them. Surely SanDisk will step up and start making them.

remember SmartMedia, xD, MemoryStick?

The one that I'm old enough to remember is MemoryStick, lol.

 

[astroNikon]

My SD UHS-II and XQD are lexar

i have some old Memorysticks from when i had a micro Sony videocamera.

 

[astroNikon]

I've never even heard of a "XQD card," but if it means trouble for Nikon, I'm sad

D5 and D500 can use XQD
much faster even than the super fast SD UHS-II cards.

 

[DGMPhotography]

I've never even heard of a "XQD card," but if it means trouble for Nikon, I'm sad

D5 and D500 can use XQD
much faster even than the super fast SD UHS-II cards.

Oh, that must be one of the reasons people praise the D500 as a great camera for sports.

 

[astroNikon]

'Ye old SONY memorystick

 

[pixmedic]

'Ye old SONY memorystick
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I have a camera that takes those sony memory sticks. Don't think anything new does.

Of course, years before that camera was out I had a sony camera that took 3.5 floppy disks.

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