Olympus Imaging India announced that it would soon launch a range of compact camera and D-SLRs in India in an attempt to capture 10% of the current market share over the next three years. Olympus Imaging took over distribution in the country in 2012, and set up Olympus Imaging India as its own dedicated distributor in the country to achieve increased market focus. Kenichiro … [Read more...]
Nikon to focus on D-SLRs
Nikon said that it plans to launch more “entry-class” D-SLRs, as well as review the planning strategy for its Nikon 1 system, after admitting that it overestimated the sales of compact cameras. The company recently announced that it had reduced the number of interchangeable lens cameras it expects to sell in FY 2013-14 by 550,000. Nikon also said that it sold 80,000 fewer … [Read more...]
Ricoh Refreshed!
The Ricoh Company has been in the news lately, mainly because of its acquisition of Pentax from Hoya. Ricoh’s interest in the imaging business becomes very clear if one were to trace its origin. Ricoh started out as Riken Kogaku Koguyo which, translated from Japanese, means the Riken Optical Company. Riken initially began in 1936 as a manufacturer of photo sensitive paper. … [Read more...]
Canon India announces massive international photoevent and contest
Light Chasers, in exclusive association with Canon India, announced IndiaKliks, a new international photo-event and photography contest for Indian photography enthusiasts. The contest is open from August 28th to October 31st, 2013, and features the theme ‘BLISS’. Entries can be submitted in the form of portraiture, candid shots, shots of street life, culture, nature, … [Read more...]
October 2013 – Picture of the Month
We are sure that all of you have a few pictures that you think are prize worthy. It happens very often that you don’t know where to send the image that could put a feather in your cap. If you have such images (we’re sure you have many!), send us ONE such horizontal image. If it qualifies, we shall publish it as a double-spread. a. You have to guarantee that the picture was … [Read more...]
