At a meeting in Canberra yesterday, the state and federal treasurers put off making a decision on the rate at which the LVT will apply,… Read more
Inside Imaging
Pentax K-3 launched in style
CR Kennedy & Company hosted the official launch of the flagship Pentax K-3 SLR at the Sydney Overseas Passenger Terminal on Tuesday, November 19. Around 100… Read more
Choice presents fiction as fact
Choice (aka The Australian Consumers Association) continues to present half-truths, red herrings and hyperbole as a substitute for valid argument against reducing the LVT on privately-imported… Read more
Short Exposures: November 28
Print-your-own brochures from Lifepics…Foto Riesel looks back, New Camera House looks up…Wedding photographers can’t discriminate…Panasonic opts for quality over quantity…Leica buys Sinar…Apple does a Lytro..… Read more
Camera House launches rent-a-camera program
Camera House members have the option of offering camera hardware on a rental basis via a new relationship with camera and musical instrument rental specialist… Read more
Getty whacked for Twitter copyright violation
Getty Images and AFP have been hit with US$1.2 million in damages and a $400,000 fine for unauthorised use of freelance photographer Daniel Morel’s images… Read more
Editorial, Nov 22: Photo books need to be a ‘no-brainer’
One of the characteristics of the contemporary imaging industry is that much of the innovation of late seems to be coming from new entrants. So… Read more
Local interchangeable camera, lens sales bouyant
While local demand for compact cameras has fallen away dramatically this year, the same can’t be said of interchangeable lens cameras, and with an exciting… Read more
Notes from South Africa
Photo Direct marketing consultant Peter Budd recently returned from a trip to South Africa identifying more similarities than differences with the local photo retailing scene.… Read more
‘Pockets of opportunity’ in GfK figures
Another quarter of mixed results for what GfK describes as the Australian Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) industry, led to an overall revenue decline of 1.4 percent… Read more