In a new achievement for Nikon, the company announced that its total production of Nikkor lenses, has reached 95 million. The first Nikkor lenses were manufactured in 1959 for Nikon’s SLR cameras. Since then, Nikon has produced various lenses that tap different kinds of optical technologies to cater to the photographers’ needs. These include the Nano Crystal Coat … [Read more...]

Panasonic Corp. announced a 49% gain for fiscal year 2014/15. Profit in operation increased by 25% to 381.9 billion yen on sales of 7.71 trillion yen, a 0.3% drop. The company has shrunk the TV and cellphone business and shifted its weight to housing and automobile-related businesses. The company plans to spend 1 trillion yen on strategic investment, targeting a sales of 10 … [Read more...]

Nikkei Shinbun surveyed nearly 100 products of which 16 belonged to the imaging and IT industry. The camcorder category has disappeared from the list and interchangeable lens camera category was an addition to the list. Canon and Nikon have achieved 8.9 percent points and 2.2 points respectively. Sony and Fujifilm’s share reduced by 4.4 and 2.1 percentage points … [Read more...]

Sony Electronics has launched its flagship full-frame mirrorless camera, the A7R II. The camera can deliver superior image quality due to the presence of the world’s first back-illuminated full-frame Exmor R CMOS sensor with a resolution of 42.4 MP. The A7R II has an ISO range of up to 102400. The camera further boasts of a 399 focal plane phasedetection autofocus points. Its … [Read more...]