MAP camera is a very large Japan based camera company that is usually biased more towards professional camera systems which is why you don't see the cheaper APS-C units, or even compacts taking over top spots on this list, but will on lists made by BCN, etc.
I have a little of a soft spot for Nikon even though they were the dark side for the longest of times, they were still Canon's respected competitor for decades.
There was a time in the not-so-distant past Nikon was #1 in overall independent lens camera sales and for a brief time they were on a good trajectory, but things didn't work out too well when they switched over the to the mirrorless Z mount and system. They have been struggling with market share since. So, in a way, it was nice to see that Nikon took the top 2 spots of MAP Camera's top cameras of 2023 list.
The Nikon charge is led by the Z8 which is an excellent professional camera body. The Zf (which MAP notes only sold 100 units less than the Z8) basically sells anywhere and let's be honest, the classic camera look sells well in Japan. Especially from legacy brands such as Nikon, Olympus and maybe Canon if they'll ever create the camera I've wanted since the RF system came out.
Canon placed 4th and 10th with the EOS R6 Mark II and the EOS R8 respectively. Interestingly, the Canon EOS R6 Mark II is the only camera in the top 10, that stayed in the top 10 for 12 months consecutively, which demonstrates a great deal about its staying power and overall popularity.
The top 20 cameras (all cameras, compact and ILC's) are.
- Nikon Z8
- Nikon Z f
- SONY α7C II
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II
- SONY α7RV
- SONY α7IV
- FUJIFILM X-T5
- RICOH GR IIIx
- SONY α6700
- Canon EOS R8
- OM SYSTEM OM-1
- FUJIFILM X-H2
- FUJIFILM X-T30 II
- RICOH GR III
- Nikon Z fc
- FUJIFILM X-S10
- SONY VLOGCAM ZV-E10
- Leica Q3
- Canon EOS R10
- SONY VLOGCAM ZV-E1
Side note, I was going to use MAP's header image, but then realized that it also showed a Sony camera. Not happening.
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