The company behind the Manfrotto and Gitzo brands, Vitec, is adopting QR Code technology to improve the operation of the supply chain and guarantee authenticity of… Read more
Inside Imaging
‘Photo’ sales dollars 20 percent down: GfK
GfK’s latest quarterly Temax report on technical consumer goods sales sees spending on what it calls the Photo sector – cameras, camcorders, lenses and printers… Read more
Canon enters consumer image storage business
Canon Australia has announced plans to launch a new direct-to-consumer business in the form of an online image management service, to be previewed at The… Read more
2 x Sony ILCs, E-mount lenses
Sony has announced two new mirrorless cameras to be available next month, and bolstered its E-mount lens range. One of the two cameras – the… Read more
Five more cameras from Canon
Canon has announced its new season’s release of compact cameras in the Powershot range with models commencing at just over $200. The new top-of-the-range PowerShot… Read more
Eastman Kodak pulls the ladder up
Eastman Kodak will emerge from bankruptcy in September as a commercial printing company, having no involvement with photography or consumers – the two spheres in… Read more
‘Print now, pay later’ plan from Photo Direct
HP is adding ‘per click’ charging to its customer options for ink and printheads used in its wide-format Designjet range of printers, with photo channel… Read more
BRIEFS: August 22
Creative funding….Laforet tours Australia…Phones focus on imaging smarts…New boss for Canon Professional Motion Imaging. Creative funding In a first for the photo industry, Foto Riesel… Read more
He’s from NZ and here to help!
Registrations for the PMA Convention, (September 12- 15) are running at twice the level they were at the same period last year, according to PMA… Read more
Wait continues for PixiFoto creditors
PixiFoto creditors, the vast majority of whom are ex-employees, will have to wait at least another month before having any insight into what kind of… Read more
