Camera ownership at Flickr 2013-2014

**jpzk** · 01-13-2015, 08:40 PM

An interesting read:

Camera ownership on Flickr: 2013-2014 | Flickr Blog

JP

ClinchShots · 01-13-2015, 08:43 PM

just shows the sad state my favorite company is in

**jpzk** · 01-13-2015, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by ClinchShots

just shows the sad state my favorite company is in

Not surprisingly ... the "phones" are taking over !!

JP

**kiwi_jono** · 01-13-2015, 09:19 PM

Interesting - what happened to Pentax figures November / December ???

Seems to be a lot worse that the actual market share (low as it might be) - are Pentaxian using other Photo sites like 500px instead?

JimmyDranox · 01-13-2015, 09:27 PM

Very said. I hope that this will be a strong sign for Ricoh, that they need to be more active.

ClinchShots · 01-13-2015, 09:47 PM

Drop a sub $1500 Full frame well stabilized image / color / iso king and Pentax could very well be relaunched into mainstream!

**Miguel** · 01-13-2015, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by kiwi_jono

what happened to Pentax figures November / December ???

They didn't sell any cameras or lenses during this time.

M

VisualDarkness · 01-13-2015, 10:12 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by kiwi_jono

Interesting - what happened to Pentax figures November / December ???

While the other brands' photographers were sitting inside in cozy blanket uploading pics on Flickr during the holiday season, the Pentaxians were outside shooting with their hardy gear under harsh weather. Prepare for a boom in uploaded pics in February.

ruggiex · 01-13-2015, 10:20 PM

Flickr represents such small amount of overall photos uploaded I never understand why these statics matters.

officiousbystander · 01-13-2015, 10:48 PM

Relying on Flickr usage stats is as reliable as surveying Pentax Forums ownership stats. Don't the formal marketing sources suggest Ricoh/Pentax is slowly growing market share? The demographic can't just be middle aged folk whose parents shot Pentax when they were kids (this is me by the way).

philbaum · 01-13-2015, 10:56 PM

Originally posted by jpzk

An interesting read:

Camera ownership on Flickr: 2013-2014 | Flickr Blog

JP

Interesting read but the numbers don't seem to add up to the CIPA Shipping Report. The Nov 2014 CIPA shows mirrorless to be only roughly 25% of the total interchangeable lens cameras. Yet the Flickr report, if one adds us the numbers of cameras under mirrorless and under DSLRs, the number of mirrorless is about 25% which is more than the roughly 21% DSLRs. (i just rounded and added these in my head :-)) Something's wrong with the FLICKR numbers - not truly representative of the global situation, IMO. DSLRs have been around a long time - i would think their numbers would be way higher than the mirrorless designs - and thats not the case in FLIckr.

I do find it interesting in the Flickr report that the A7 in 2014 is the 2nd most popular owned ILC camera (at 3%), and its percentage is higher than any DSLR listed, Canon, Nikon, whatever. For those that said the A7 was unpopular, they were apparently wrong. Even given distortion in the FLICKR statistics, the A7 has some popularity.

MartinsB · 01-14-2015, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by kiwi_jono

Interesting - what happened to Pentax figures November / December ???

Seems to be a lot worse that the actual market share (low as it might be) - are Pentaxian using other Photo sites like 500px instead?

Didn't manufacturer name of some newer Pentax cameras changed to Pentax-Ricoh or similar? Look at Clarifications at the bottom of page where explains that they didn't group same cameras with different marketing names.

---------- Post added 01-14-15 at 09:51 AM ----------

Originally posted by philbaum

Yet the Flickr report, if one adds us the numbers of cameras under mirrorless and under DSLRs, the number of mirrorless is about 25% which is more than the roughly 21% DSLRs. (i just rounded and added these in my head :-)) Something's wrong with the FLICKR numbers -

It seems that all these data are relative within corresponding graph or table and you cannot compare percentages as you did it.

gwboes · 01-14-2015, 01:21 AM

These stats also seem highly influential. If we all agree to upload a photo from a pentax once a week we will dominate the stats next year

.
Also my last flickr upload is from October but I still own my camera so "ownership" is a rather questionable term.

Caver · 01-14-2015, 09:40 AM

I didn't upload a photo to my flickr since .... 2011 ...

And I'm (of course) still shooting Pentax, I've purchased two Pentax bodies since 2011 + various lenses...
Statistiscs... errr...

severalsnakes · 01-14-2015, 11:26 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Caver

I didn't upload a photo to my flickr since .... 2011

Don't worry. I'm doing my best to make up for your absence.

5,000+ in my photostream and growing (almost) every day!

On point: I think the numbers are goofy and referring to cell phones as "cameras" is ridiculous.

01-13-2015, 08:40 PM	#1
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Camera ownership at Flickr 2013-2014 An interesting read: Camera ownership on Flickr: 2013-2014 \| Flickr Blog JP

01-13-2015, 10:56 PM	#11
philbaum Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Port Townsend, Washington State, USA Posts: 3,659	Originally posted by jpzk An interesting read: Camera ownership on Flickr: 2013-2014 \| Flickr Blog JP Interesting read but the numbers don't seem to add up to the CIPA Shipping Report. The Nov 2014 CIPA shows mirrorless to be only roughly 25% of the total interchangeable lens cameras. Yet the Flickr report, if one adds us the numbers of cameras under mirrorless and under DSLRs, the number of mirrorless is about 25% which is more than the roughly 21% DSLRs. (i just rounded and added these in my head :-)) Something's wrong with the FLICKR numbers - not truly representative of the global situation, IMO. DSLRs have been around a long time - i would think their numbers would be way higher than the mirrorless designs - and thats not the case in FLIckr. I do find it interesting in the Flickr report that the A7 in 2014 is the 2nd most popular owned ILC camera (at 3%), and its percentage is higher than any DSLR listed, Canon, Nikon, whatever. For those that said the A7 was unpopular, they were apparently wrong. Even given distortion in the FLICKR statistics, the A7 has some popularity. Last edited by philbaum; 01-13-2015 at 11:52 PM.

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01-13-2015, 08:43 PM	#2
ClinchShots Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 437	just shows the sad state my favorite company is in

01-13-2015, 08:48 PM	#3
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by ClinchShots just shows the sad state my favorite company is in Not surprisingly ... the "phones" are taking over !! JP

01-13-2015, 09:19 PM	#4
kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	Interesting - what happened to Pentax figures November / December ??? Seems to be a lot worse that the actual market share (low as it might be) - are Pentaxian using other Photo sites like 500px instead?

01-13-2015, 09:27 PM	#5
JimmyDranox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ploiesti, Romania Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,632	Very said. I hope that this will be a strong sign for Ricoh, that they need to be more active.

01-13-2015, 09:47 PM	#6
ClinchShots Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 437	Drop a sub $1500 Full frame well stabilized image / color / iso king and Pentax could very well be relaunched into mainstream!

01-13-2015, 09:48 PM	#7
Miguel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Seattle Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,743	Originally posted by kiwi_jono what happened to Pentax figures November / December ??? They didn't sell any cameras or lenses during this time. M

01-13-2015, 10:12 PM - 1 Like	#8
VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Originally posted by kiwi_jono Interesting - what happened to Pentax figures November / December ??? While the other brands' photographers were sitting inside in cozy blanket uploading pics on Flickr during the holiday season, the Pentaxians were outside shooting with their hardy gear under harsh weather. Prepare for a boom in uploaded pics in February.

01-13-2015, 10:20 PM	#9
ruggiex Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 811	Flickr represents such small amount of overall photos uploaded I never understand why these statics matters.

01-13-2015, 10:48 PM	#10
officiousbystander Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery Posts: 912	Relying on Flickr usage stats is as reliable as surveying Pentax Forums ownership stats. Don't the formal marketing sources suggest Ricoh/Pentax is slowly growing market share? The demographic can't just be middle aged folk whose parents shot Pentax when they were kids (this is me by the way).

01-14-2015, 12:42 AM	#12
MartinsB Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 67	Originally posted by kiwi_jono Interesting - what happened to Pentax figures November / December ??? Seems to be a lot worse that the actual market share (low as it might be) - are Pentaxian using other Photo sites like 500px instead? Didn't manufacturer name of some newer Pentax cameras changed to Pentax-Ricoh or similar? Look at Clarifications at the bottom of page where explains that they didn't group same cameras with different marketing names. ---------- Post added 01-14-15 at 09:51 AM ---------- Originally posted by philbaum Yet the Flickr report, if one adds us the numbers of cameras under mirrorless and under DSLRs, the number of mirrorless is about 25% which is more than the roughly 21% DSLRs. (i just rounded and added these in my head :-)) Something's wrong with the FLICKR numbers - It seems that all these data are relative within corresponding graph or table and you cannot compare percentages as you did it.

01-14-2015, 01:21 AM	#13
gwboes Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Drenthe, Netherlands Posts: 41	These stats also seem highly influential. If we all agree to upload a photo from a pentax once a week we will dominate the stats next year . Also my last flickr upload is from October but I still own my camera so "ownership" is a rather questionable term.

01-14-2015, 09:40 AM	#14
Caver Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hungary (ex-pat from Transylvania, Romania) Photos: Gallery Posts: 541	I didn't upload a photo to my flickr since .... 2011 ... And I'm (of course) still shooting Pentax, I've purchased two Pentax bodies since 2011 + various lenses... Statistiscs... errr...

01-14-2015, 11:26 AM - 1 Like	#15
severalsnakes Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kansas City, KS Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,612	Originally posted by Caver I didn't upload a photo to my flickr since .... 2011 Don't worry. I'm doing my best to make up for your absence. 5,000+ in my photostream and growing (almost) every day! On point: I think the numbers are goofy and referring to cell phones as "cameras" is ridiculous.