When it comes to sheer quantity, new lens releases seemed to dominate the just-concluded Photokina 2014. There were over 40 new camera lenses announced, and… Read more
Inside Imaging
Chapter 11: Lucidiom financially sub-par
The customer base and licence for IP assets of US photo services software and kiosk specialist Lucidiom has been acquired by a ‘debt-free’ new entity… Read more
Cheap bread, cheap prints and cheapskates
Criticisms of the latest move from Woolworths to drop the price of bread to 85 cents have some resonance with the photo retailing channel if… Read more
Short Exposures: September 24
Panasonic and Leica renew their vows…Blown away…Bigging things up… Panasonic and Leica renew their vows… Panasonic and Leica have extended their partnership in digital cameras… Read more
PHOTOKINA: Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 PRO
Olympus Imaging Australia has confirmed November availability of its second Micro Four Thirds lens designed for professional photographers, the M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO. It joins the… Read more
Photokina stems the tide
Paul Curtis, our special correspondent from Kolnmesse, reports… Ruthlessly carrying all before it, the mighty Rhine rushes past Cologne’s exhibition centre, just as the tide… Read more
PHOTOKINA: A buncha Leicas
Leica definitely won the prize for most new product announcements at Photokina, with a flurry of press releases being generated. As Leica deals through a… Read more
PHOTOKINA: Sigma 150-600mm (x2!)
Sigma has announced two new full-frame compatible 150-600mm lenses. The 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports delivers enhanced, professional-grade optics and greater durability for high-action photographic situations.… Read more
Panasonic CM1: Best in Show?
Panasonic used Photokina as the platform to announce the Lumix CM1, a new ‘smart camera’ which can make phone calls, and sports a 1-inch (12.8 x… Read more
PHOTOKINA: Lumix LX100
Panasonic Australia has announced November availability of the 6th generation Lumix LX100, at an RRP of $1199. The LX100 has a 12.8-megapixel, 4/3-inch (1.6x larger… Read more