More interesting Flickr stats

Christine Tham · 01-18-2015, 03:40 PM

Stumbled into this article today - interesting stats on the cameras used by Flickr uploaders (who I suspect tend to be enthusiasts):
Camera ownership on Flickr: 2013-2014 | Flickr Blog

rawr · 01-18-2015, 03:54 PM

The flickr stats have a variety of problems, including a delay in listing some camera models sometimes, and a dependency on images with camera EXIF intact.

Plus for the Pentax data, the flickr stats are hiding the K-3 amongst the stats for Ricoh, not under the Pentax brand:

https://www.flickr.com/cameras/ricoh/pentax_k3/

Christine Tham · 01-18-2015, 04:04 PM

One interesting thing about these stats is that they are not based on volume of photos uploaded, but normalised to "unique cameras per account per week" - I just noticed that on rereading the article.

I must admit being surprised by Sony's position in the DSLR segment - I tend to think of Sony primarily as a mirrorless manufacturer, I keep forgetting there are a lot of Alpha DSLR shooters out there.

Pentax cameras are clearly in a minority regardless of which brand or category they are grouped in. Again this is a surprise as I often see a lot of Pentax shooters in the wild (or perhaps it's the company I keep).

Will be interesting to see stats grouped by volume of photos.

jcdoss · 01-18-2015, 04:12 PM

I can't believe nobody has said it yet, so I will... "Hey, at least Pentax wasn't lumped into the "other" category!"

Christine Tham · 01-18-2015, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by jcdoss

I can't believe nobody has said it yet, so I will... "Hey, at least Pentax wasn't lumped into the "other" category!"

LOL - regardless, Pentax is DOOMED

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-19-2015, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by Christine Tham

LOL - regardless, Pentax is DOOMED

Yep, it certainly is. When the Nikon F1 came out, Pentax was doomed, and it still is!

Rupert · 01-19-2015, 01:08 PM

If you have the camera you want and it works for you, what does it matter? Forgot......impossible to be happy without a FF Pentax...I must have had a brain cramp!

Regards!

01-18-2015, 03:40 PM	#1
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01-18-2015, 03:54 PM	#2
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	The flickr stats have a variety of problems, including a delay in listing some camera models sometimes, and a dependency on images with camera EXIF intact. Plus for the Pentax data, the flickr stats are hiding the K-3 amongst the stats for Ricoh, not under the Pentax brand: https://www.flickr.com/cameras/ricoh/pentax_k3/

01-18-2015, 04:04 PM	#3
Christine Tham Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,269 Original Poster	One interesting thing about these stats is that they are not based on volume of photos uploaded, but normalised to "unique cameras per account per week" - I just noticed that on rereading the article. I must admit being surprised by Sony's position in the DSLR segment - I tend to think of Sony primarily as a mirrorless manufacturer, I keep forgetting there are a lot of Alpha DSLR shooters out there. Pentax cameras are clearly in a minority regardless of which brand or category they are grouped in. Again this is a surprise as I often see a lot of Pentax shooters in the wild (or perhaps it's the company I keep). Will be interesting to see stats grouped by volume of photos.

01-18-2015, 04:12 PM	#4
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,769	I can't believe nobody has said it yet, so I will... "Hey, at least Pentax wasn't lumped into the "other" category!"

01-18-2015, 04:28 PM	#5
Christine Tham Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,269 Original Poster	Originally posted by jcdoss I can't believe nobody has said it yet, so I will... "Hey, at least Pentax wasn't lumped into the "other" category!" LOL - regardless, Pentax is DOOMED

01-19-2015, 11:59 AM	#6
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by Christine Tham LOL - regardless, Pentax is DOOMED Yep, it certainly is. When the Nikon F1 came out, Pentax was doomed, and it still is!

01-19-2015, 01:08 PM	#7
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	If you have the camera you want and it works for you, what does it matter? Forgot......impossible to be happy without a FF Pentax...I must have had a brain cramp! Regards!