MAP Camera has released its sales rankings for November, and the Canon EOS R5 Mark II takes the #1 position as it should. MAP camera is a large camera store in Japan, so this is a look into the domestic market, even though we have been told that the R5 Mark II has been difficult to get any stock on.
The two newest releases from Canon, the EOS R1 and the EOS R5 Mark II are the only Canon cameras on the list. Surprisingly, the list is quite diverse, with cameras from Fujifilm, Sony, Nikon, Ricoh, and Canon all represented.
Fujifilm has a great showing, with four cameras in the top 10, with the Fujifilm X100VI leading the way.
The Top 10 Cameras for November – MAP CAMERA
- Canon EOS EOS R5 Mark II
- FUJIFILM X100VI
- FUJIFILM X-M5
- RICOH GR IIIx
- Nikon Z f
- SONY α7IV
- Canon EOS R1
- FUJIFILM X-T50
- SONY α7C II
- FUJIFILM X-T5
Amusingly, the list had 11 cameras, with Nikon Z6III showing in the 11th position. Again, we need to mention that this retailer is a major retailer only in Japan. Still, a strong showing in Japan is most likely one of the things that Canon wanted to accomplish.
Source: MAP Times via Digi-Came
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Interesting that the first Sony is only 6th on the list, behind Fujifilms and a Ricoh.
I remain flabbergasted that Canon ceded the small APS (ILC and otherwise) market to their competitors.
In part, here is why.
The published list of best-selling cameras here includes both of Canon's much-ballyhooed recent full frame releases.
It is my opinion that had Canon released both M6Mk4 (!) and say, M201 cameras recently, that one or both of them would have appeared on that list...and NOT displaced either of the full frame recent releases from their position on said list.
End of rant.
BCNranking published the top 50 of the best selling cameras on the Japanese market for the month of November:
I, too, like the small size (and form factors) of the M family of APS-C bodies. So do my daughters.
In my original post, I wrote this:
I remain flabbergasted that Canon ceded the small APS (ILC and otherwise) market to their competitors.
...I included the word 'small' for a reason; various Ms have served as my family's primary walkaround cameras for over a decade now.
Of the thousands of image acquired with those cameras, the vast majority came with EF-M 22 and 11-22 lenses attached to them.
Especially the 22mm on something like the M200...that package (sort of) fits in even a medium-sized pocket.
And the M6MkII + 11-22 combination...(with an EF-M 18-150 in reserve); lots of image-gathering power there in a very small package. Very small.
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But you are right--there were no new EF-M lenses coming from camera.
The RF system and lineup of lenses superseded the EF system and EF lineup of lenses. There's no reason to invest in a lineup that's almost fully discontinued, and without investment in EF bodies and EF glass there's no reason for continued investment by Canon in EF-M bodies and EF-M glass.