Fujifilm Corp. stated that it has noted a 49.4% gain in its net profit, which amounts to nearly 24.305 billion yen for Q1 of 2015 on a revenue of 590.918 billion yen. On the whole, a 5.8% increase. Profit in operation soared by 21.3% to 36.193 billion yen. The Imaging Solutions segment recorded a 7.4% sales gain to 84.870 billion yen along with a profit in operation of 4.5 … [Read more...]

Transcend Information Inc. has taken wraps off its newest device— StoreJet 35T3. This black and sleek 3.5’’ device offers storage capacity up to 8TB and a USB 3.0 interface. It further provides a transfer rate of up to 200 MB/sec. With this speed, it would be a hassle-free task to transfer a 4.7GB movie, which will take about a mere 24 seconds. This hard drive features a One … [Read more...]

Canon Inc.’s domestic marketing arm, Canon Marketing Japan declared its financial performance for the first six months of 2015. A 35% decrease was posted for net profit at 5 billion yen to total revenue of 314 billion yen, down 4.3%. The profit in operation was 8.5 billion yen, a 31.9% decline. The company posted a 5.4% decline for the first quarter of the imaging business. The … [Read more...]

Schneider Kreuznach has announced that they are not venturing into the Micro Four  Thirds lens market.  The company also stated that they have discontinued the production of compact cameras. Schneider Kreuznach will be focusing on the automotive, security and medical technology industries. A new web series has been created by Nikon. It comprises of 48 episodes of D-SLR … [Read more...]

Velbon Corp. has released 5 portable monopods, which have been available from July 2015. The Ultra Stick R63Q has been developed for full-frame interchangeable lens cameras. It has 6 sections with a maximum diameter of 30 mm as well as a universal panhead. The folded length of the model is 400mm and can extend up to 1,640mm. It weighs 680g and the suggested list price is … [Read more...]