A selfie refers to a self portrait taken by a photographer with a smartphone or a digital camera held at the end of the selfie stick. In a world looking for novelty and thirsty for new gadgets and gizmos, the selfie stick came in very useful for smartphone manufacturers to carry their marketing pitch to a newer level. The word ‘selfie’, which essentially was an internet slang … [Read more...]

Canon Inc. launched a third version of its mirrorless camera, ‘EOS M3’ in March 2015. It has been well received by photography enthusiasts, which has given Canon, the second position in the market share. Earlier, Canon was positioned at the fourth position with a market share of about 11%. But, with this new model, Canon has changed the product concept. The emphasis is image … [Read more...]

Canon Inc.will renew its (25-year long selling) standard interchangeable lens, the ‘EF 50mm f/1.8 STM’, which is based on the EF 50mm f/1.8 II. The latter is still selling about 70,000 units per month. The lens is constructed with 6 elements in 5 groups. A seven blade circular diaphragm has been employed for a good bokeh in comparison to the 5-blade diaphragm in the earlier … [Read more...]

Peta Pixel’s Michael Archandault has stated that the Chinese company, Yongnuo will produce lenses for Canon and Nikon Cameras. Recently, the company had featured the YN 35mm f/2 lens for Canon EF mount systems at $120. It is a fixed focal length lens that supports full-frame and APS-C format camera systems. The lens has seven aperture blades and its minimum focusing distance is … [Read more...]

Fuji Xerox has announced that it is estimating a revenue of US$6 billion from its managed printing business in the Asia Pacific region by the end of 2016. Masashi Sakamoto, President, has said that the company is looking to expand its next generation managed print service business. This might help businesses reduce the usage of their printers and the voulme of printing through … [Read more...]