CIPA May 2024

The question that needs to be asked is why isn't there a Chinese brand MILC?
It's a niche market and high upfront cost. If there's one, probably due to US starts banning Japanese manufacturers export photography gears to China.

I think you are getting the wrong impression, this has nothing to do with geopolitics. $ony has a strong presence in the internet, just because it's China it doesn't meant it's different to the rest of the world.
 
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I don't know much about the Japanese community, but majority of the Chinese enthusiasts still hate Canon
Canon seems to be hated by "enthusiasts" everywhere but they still sell a lot of cameras including in China.
Still, it is a problem to have so many people switching brands at that level.
The "enthusiasts" who complain about Canon but still buy Canon are annoying but they are just a nuisance.
Many are among us right now.
 
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There's strong peer pressure to push CanNikon users to dump their existing good gear for switching to $ony.
I am seeing that everywhere though.
There could be pressure for Canon to license to Chinese manufacturers but they make unlicensed lenses for the Chinese market anyway.
The Chinese culture does not seem to care much about officially licensed products.
I think it is inevitable that we will see the rise of Chinese competition in the camera business.
The push toward Sony seems understandable since Chinese lens makers are making more money but I foresee the end goal as being Chinese camera manufacturers.
A Chinese company probably would have bought Olympus if there was not the drive to keep it under Japanese control.
 
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It's a niche market and high upfront cost.

The only part I suspect they lack current engineering on is the sensor (manufacturing).

Chinese EVs are now flooding the market and are so cheap that import tariffs of 100% are being put in place to even out the playing field.

Many lenses are already made in China so the know how for lenses is already in their manufacturing base.

So yes. I am puzzled at why there are no Chinese MILCs.
 
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The only part I suspect they lack current engineering on is the sensor (manufacturing).

Chinese EVs are now flooding the market and are so cheap that import tariffs of 100% are being put in place to even out the playing field.

Many lenses are already made in China so the know how for lenses is already in their manufacturing base.

So yes. I am puzzled at why there are no Chinese MILCs.
Omnivision is, but they are earning a lot in smartphone cmos, financially there’s no urge to step into the higher cost/lower revenue MILC APS-C/FF cmos business.
 
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The only part I suspect they lack current engineering on is the sensor (manufacturing).

Chinese EVs are now flooding the market and are so cheap that import tariffs of 100% are being put in place to even out the playing field.

Many lenses are already made in China so the know how for lenses is already in their manufacturing base.

So yes. I am puzzled at why there are no Chinese MILCs.
TL: DR cost of entry is not profitable.

China could have local companies making them but I suspect that it isn't worthwhile. In general, China has benefited from their low labour cost with associated technology transfer from established companies within joint ventures... this is China long term success 101 (from personal experience).
Train the local engineers, setup the supply chain and then launch local companies producing profitable lower end products before attacking the higher end.
In general, China tends not to be leading edge for a number of reasons. DJI drones and action cameras are an exception.

China's battery manufacturing market share plus massive government subsidies for battery and solar manufacturing is why the tariffs have been applied not to mention the rare earth mineral dominance but that is a separate story. Again, they are dominating at the lower end for the moment.

The lower end of the camera market with volume are mobile phones so there isn't a lot of profit to be made by competing there with ILCs as computational photography is key there.
Canon have the low end DLSR market pretty much sewn up on a cost basis even if the user base is being eroded.

To introduce a mid level product, they would need to license a mount and Sony E mount is the only real option. I would suggest that introducing a new body and lens mount from scratch would be out of the question

Sony may or may not allow it. Sony had to choice but to open up the mount when they first started but if Sony has the the choice now, they wouldn't want a Chinese competitor in the mix. What their website makes clear it that to "qualify" they need to apply and agree to the NDA first.
https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/e_mount/en/detail.html

There are only a couple of non-Japanese companies making ILCs. They may be profitable but have tiny market share and in dedicated high end niches (Hasselblad - Sweden, Phase One - Denmark, Leica - Germany). The IP is in Japan and they will fight to keep it there.
 
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Xiaomi and Yongnuo tried m43. DJI is in Llllllll mount allllliiiiiiaaaannnncceeeeee(and their own DL mount).

The ILC market is just too small, unless it's becoming the "good old days"(2005~2010). Then the Chinese manufacturers might consider to step in.
 
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