Memory Card Prices Rising 25%: Buy Before June 1st
Industry News·16h ago
via PhotoRumors
Daily Digest
Monday, May 11, 2026
Memory Cards Spiking 25%, DSLRs Dead, S1RII Rolling Shutter Trap, Personal Cameras Matter
Cost-of-shooting creep
Today's connective tissue is cost — cards up 25%, clients cutting shoots entirely, and the DSLR era officially in its final chapter. None of these are tomorrow's problems. If you're quoting jobs or buying consumables before June, the memory card story alone is worth reading now.
Price shifts across multiple storage brands suggest margin pressure rippling through the industry before peak seasonMarket bifurcation: premium compacts and high-end mirrorless growing, mid-tier bodies stallingOperational knowledge mattering more than specs: DRE settings, behavioral anticipation, rangefinder literacy outweigh pure gear debate
Top Stories · 7 items
1 When four card brands raise prices in the same window, it's not coincidence — it's your cost of shooting going up permanently.
2 S1RII Lab Test: Rolling Shutter Trap and How to Dodge It
Camera Review·21h agovia L-RumorsOne menu toggle separates a rolling shutter problem from no rolling shutter problem — worth knowing before you spec a job on S1RII.
3 When a Client Says 'Skip the Shoot, Use AI Instead'
Industry Opinion·18h agovia PetaPixelThe client who wants no shoot at all is the harder conversation — and it's happening more often than anyone's admitting publicly.
4 CIPA March Numbers: DSLRs Are Done, Mirrorless Keeps Climbing
Industry News·17h agovia Nikon Rumors5 The Case for a Second Camera You Never Bill Against
Camera Opinionvia Fstoppers6 Chinotechs L.D. Meter: Light Meter and Rangefinder for Meterless Film Cameras
Accessory Reviewvia PetaPixel7 Mark Smith on Bird Photography: Behavior First, Gear Second
Photographer Tutorialvia Sony Alpha Universe YouTube
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