For Online Subscription Digital Subscription With this issue, Smart Photography completes 16 years of publication. Unexpectedly, the sixteenth year also proved to be the most challenging year. The Covid pandemic threw all industries into a tailspin and the recovery is proving to be slow and gradual. We are immensely grateful to all readers and advertisers who stood by us during … [Read more...]

For Online Subscription Digital Subscription The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) of Japan has released statistics for 2020 showing the true impact of the pandemic in the imaging industry. Total digital camera shipments were down 41.6% by volume to 88,86,292 units and 29.4% by value to 4 billion dollars. Compact cameras and D-SLRs accounted for most of these … [Read more...]

For Online SubscriptionDigital SubscriptionWe are now taking more photos than ever before. Why are we shooting so many pictures? Obviously, to show or share our skills, emotions and likes. However, our research shows that a lot of images taken are never shared. Photographers today have a number of avenues to share their pictures. Apart from friends and relatives, photographs … [Read more...]

For Online Subscription Digital Subscription The festive season is now in full swing and the pandemic is showing signs of a decline. This is the best news of the last six months. On the imaging side, the new introductions in the market are mouth watering. Canon’s EOS R5 and R6, Fujifilm’s X-T 4, Nikon’s Z5, Z50, Z6II and Z7II, Panasonic’s S5 and Sony’s A7SIII have taken … [Read more...]

For Online SubscriptionDigital SubscriptionAs we enter the festival season, the shadow of the Covid virus still hangs over the Indian subcontinent. The virus has now entered rural areas. One comforting factor, however, is the low mortality rate compared to other countries. The Indian economy contracted by 24% in the first quarter and inevitably, several industry sectors took a … [Read more...]