I spoke with dealers about Father’s Day promos. Half of what we talked about was the psychology of the buying habits of men and women and the timing of gifts....
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Canon’s compact EOS-1D C DSLR is engineered to deliver 4K (4,096x2,160) or Full HD (1,920x1,080) resolution for high-end motion picture and TV production. ...
Panasonic’s new compact system camera, the Lumix GF5 boasts the G series’ image quality and small body. It has a 12.1MP Live MOS sensor....
Lensbaby’s Composer Pro lens is offered for Micro 4/3s cameras: Panasonic Lumix G Micro, Olympus Pen, Sony α NEX and Samsung NX compact system cameras....
Auto FX, developer of pro Photoshop plug-in filters, released DreamSuite Ultimate—a suite of effects that lets pros or novices artistically enhance images....
Kingston Digital debuted the DataTraveler Elite 3.0, based on the USB 3.0 standard and an economical choice for consumers looking for fast data transfers....
The Technical Image Press Association held its annual meeting to vote on the best photographic and imaging products of 2012 in 40 categories....
There are now five LensPen optic cleaners—the Original, DigiKlear, MiniPro, MicroPro and FilterKlear—that all feature a stylish new design and packaging....
Samsung's NX1000, NX210 & NX20 compact system cameras with built-in Wi-Fi let users upload pix to social networks or e-mail images right from the cameras....
Tenba debuted the Roadie II video backpack and shoulder bag, designed for video gear, including DSLRs and larger gear from RED, for example, along with accessories....
Nikon’s 24.2MP D3200 is a step-up DSLR with an instructive guide mode and performance features like Full HD video capture with full-time AP and 4-fps shooting....
Panasonic announced it is spinning off a part of Sanyo Electric to create Sanyo DI Solutions; in a move to produce OEM digital cameras for other manufacturers....
Canon is providing HDTV lenses, PTZ HD cameras and a Canobeam HD video transceiver to NBCUniversal for its coverage of the London Olympics, July 27 - Aug. 12, 2012....
Sigma's newly upgraded 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC OS HSM telephoto lens, now available, features Sigma’s Optical Stabilizer technology. ...
The global digital photography market, valued at $68.4 billion in 2011, is projected to increase to nearly $82.5 billion in 2016, according to BCC Research....
Leica Camera will debut its new retail and workshop concept in North America with the opening of the Leica Store in Washington, DC, located at 977 F Street, NW. ...
Best Buy plans to close 50 U.S. stores. Employees of all stores schedule to be closed were notified, and the company expects most o will be closed by May 12....
Best Buy announced Brian Dunn resigned as CEO and director; there was mutual agreement it was time for new leadership, and dir. G. Mike Mikan was named interim CEO....
The “connected generation of photo takers” shoot, enhance and share more photos than 6 months ago, according to the 6Sight Social Imaging Survey Report....
Steven L. Cordle, 58, CEO of Cord Camera, died on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, when his courageous battle with cancer came to an end....
Hasselblad USA Inc. and Bron Imaging Group Inc. will merge their U.S. operations, effective immediately, creating a combined company known as Hasselblad Bron Inc....
With Sony’s emergence in the photo specialty category with its digital imaging products, it was faced with the challenge of keeping their brand top-of-mind. ...
As we marvel at the amazing advances in performance in each successive DSLR, there are also significant developments taking place inside these cameras....
In 1997, pioneering Ed Ritz, who died on March 30, was talking about his career. “I could be the iron man of photo retailing specialists,” he said....
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Despite global supply issues over the past year, interchangeable-lens cameras continue to thrive, accounting for 17% of digital cameras sold in 1Q 2012 in the U.S. ...
The merger of Pentax and Ricoh resulted in Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. Pentax assumed sales and marketing responsibility of Ricoh consumer cameras....
Mark Zuckerberg decided Instagram, a photo app with zero revenue, is worth $1 billion. Some perspective: Fujifilm has a market cap of $13 billion; Nikon $11B. ...
Lensbaby has expanded their Composer Pro SLR creative effects lens to work with Panasonic, Olympus, Sony and Samsung compact system cameras....
While the mobile industry is having a profound impact on every industry, the retail market may be the one space that has the most to gain. ...
