It appears that communication has broken out between PMA and IDEA after a couple of years in which the industry would have benefitted if they… Read more
Posts published in “Opinion”
The Digital Show pulls a crowd
Well, that was different! What might be the last annual show organised by IDEA was well-attended and upbeat. If I had to describe the event… Read more
Convention message: the key is service
Messages from the seasoned team of professionals at the PMA Convention in Melbourne 2013 were shared with enthusiasm and freedom. The day of knowledge, tips,… Read more
Profound changes masked by falling compact sales
Camera makers are responding to the dramatic dip in digital compact camera sales by reducing the number of models released and down-grading sales predictions, according… Read more
Prints and cents
Rob Voysey (IPS) responds to a recent Photo Counter interview with Photo Direct’s Steuart Meers (Inkjet prints ‘now less than silver’) around print costs and… Read more
Tweedledee, Tweedledum – and Pentax
First of all, this is not a paid ad for Pentax or its distributors. Nor is it written by a PR company or influenced by… Read more
Winds of Change – are large cameras headed for oblivion?
If you sniff the winds of change, it is likely that you are detecting that camera sales are changing in all categories much faster than… Read more
Crumbs or cake?
Michael Warshall, principal of the Nulab Group, gave a short but sharp, off-the-cuff presentation at the PMA evening in Melbourne earlier this month, outlining a… Read more
IDEA: Where to from here?
When I interviewed Katherine Singson not long after she was hired by IDEA, I went away with a sense that she might encounter difficulties. I… Read more
Editorial, April 29: Dramatic downturn in camera sales
During Canon’s announcement this week of its first quarter 2013 financial results, it cut its full year estimate of camera sales, revising compact camera sales… Read more