The Camera Market Drought: What the Slow 2026 Means for You

If you've been holding off buying because 'something better is coming soon' — stop. The slowest camera launch quarter in half a decade is a signal, not a blip: manufacturers are rethinking what they build, not just when. That compact MFT refresh or enthusiast compact you've been waiting on may simply never materialise, and buying a strong current-gen body now beats sitting on the sidelines for a product that doesn't exist yet.