Photograph by Ramakant Sharda A NOTE TO OUR READERS 1. The picture has to be horizontal. 2. Kindly ensure that the longer side should measure atleast 17 inches, at 300ppi. 3. Low resolution images will not be accepted. 4. We do not check images on online galleries. 5. Kindly ensure complete contact/address details are provided. Winners will have to collect their … [Read more...]
Smartwatches eating into Traditional Watch market: Report
At both CES and MWC this year, there was a clear design drive to make smartwatches look more like analogue watches in an effort to make them seem more accessible according to Futuresource Consulting. Conversely, we see traditional watches adding basic mobile connectivity. Guess Watches have partnered with Martian to design a ‘boldly designed smartwatch’ which was a hit at … [Read more...]
Tamron Japan posts record profit
Tamron announced that it posted a 16.1% year-on-year gain in operating profit to 6.07 billion Yen on total revenue of 73.62 billion Yen, setting a new record. Net profit rose 20.3% to 3.846 billion Yen. The company attributed the favourable results to strong sales of interchangeable lenses. Photographic interchangeable product division posted a revenue of 53.93 billion Yen, … [Read more...]
Sony Japan turns optimistic on growth expectations
Sony Corp. announced that it expects to post an operating profit growth of 20 billion Yen from the earlier outlook of 40 billion Yen loss for fiscal 2014-15 ending March 2015. The company said the ailing TV business division will turn to the black to 13 billion yen from a loss of 25.5 billion Yen a year earlier, thanks to separating of the division in 2014. The Smartphone … [Read more...]
Olympus launches OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus Imaging India launched the OM-D E-M5 Mark II at a glittering function at ITC Grand Central in Mumbai. This model is the successor to the tried and tested OM-D E-M5 which was introduced in 2013. Smart Photography had carried a detailed report of its international launch in the March 2015 issue. “Olympus has always focused on quality, features and compactness,” said … [Read more...]
