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Venus Optics unveils a 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO for mirrorless News 

Venus Optics unveils a 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO for mirrorless

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Venus Optics announced the 90m f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO lens specially designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras. It is the eighth addition to Laowa’s 2:1 magnification macro lens lineup. The new 90mm lens not only inherited the 2:1 magnification to infinity ability and APO design but also appears much smaller in size. Highlights: 2x magnification Apochromat APO design Specifically designed for... Read More
Marcello Strada looking to expand distributor network News Partnerships 

Marcello Strada looking to expand distributor network

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Family-owned bookbinding business, Marcello Strada srl is looking for distributors of its specialized equipment for producing their own premium customized books. The acid-free cardboard inserts can be used in either cold- or hot- mount binding systems and provide the possibility of unique layflat designs with 2-, 3- or even 4- panels. The company says it welcomes inquiries from interested companies.... Read More
EFI acquires Inèdit software for textile printing Acquisitions News 

EFI acquires Inèdit software for textile printing

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Electronics For Imaging, Inc. announced it has acquired Inèdit Software S.L., a developer of RIPs and related software for digital industrial textile printing. The acquisition extends EFI’s strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print through investments that advance the company’s presence and capabilities in Packaging & Corrugated, Display Graphics, Textile, and Building Materials/Décor applications. Inèdit will be integrated into... Read More
Apple announces iOS 16, major photos updates New Products News Updates 

Apple announces iOS 16, major photos updates

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At its annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple previewed iOS 16, which introduces iCloud Shared Photo Library to seamlessly share a collection of photos with family, updates to Messages and Mail that help users stay in touch with ease, and powerful enhancements to Live Text and Visual Look Up. “iOS 16 is a big release with updates that will change... Read More
Claranova proposes adding executives to board News 

Claranova proposes adding executives to board

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The Claranova Board of Directors has added new members – Roger S. Bloxberg and Eric Gareau –  the CEOs of PlanetArt and Avanquest, respectively. These appointments which follow the departures of Chahram Becharat and Jean-Yves Quentel are effective immediately, for the remaining terms of the latter’s offices. These latest additions to the board are accompanied by the co-option of Todd... Read More
Photography startup Smiler gets $8 million seed funding Investments News 

Photography startup Smiler gets $8 million seed funding

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Utrecht-based Smiler, a spot photography marketplace connecting photographers and customers in tourist hotspots, announced it has secured $8 million (approximately €7.4M) in a Seed round of funding, according to SiliconCanal. The round was led by Mosaic Ventures with participation from Speedinvest, Dutch Founders Fund, and PROfounders Capital. Speedinvest recently also invested in the privacy-focused camera app Lapse. Founded in 2021, Smiler is an... Read More
Gooten, Fujifilm announce strategic partnership News 

Gooten, Fujifilm announce strategic partnership

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Gooten, a leading technology and fulfillment company, announced a partnership with Fujifilm North America, “to bring print-on-demand production excellence at scale to businesses of all sizes.” This strategic collaboration will bridge Fujifilm’s 20-year experience in manufacturing personalized photo products with Gooten’s advanced approach to on-demand fulfillment technology. Gooten and Fujifilm will bring industry-leading print-on-demand solutions to retailers, small businesses, and... Read More
Adweek: Polaroid targets Gen Z audience through Snap AR lenses News Promotions 

Adweek: Polaroid targets Gen Z audience through Snap AR lenses

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Adweek reports Polaroid has turned to social platform Snapchat to reach the Gen Z audience with an AR campaign to promote its Polaroid Go instant camera. The company created AR lenses transporting Snapchat users into exotic locations, from a jungle to the North Pole. The experience began earlier in May and is available to users across the United States, United... Read More
GotPhoto launches service for volume sports photographers News 

GotPhoto launches service for volume sports photographers

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Leading volume photography software maker GotPhoto launched its updated sports photography service designed to meet the needs of this large segment of the volume industry with a new comprehensive suite of features. “As the market leader for high-volume school photographers, we have always served the sports market as well, simply on the strength of our existing features,” said Benedikt Greifenhofer,... Read More
Sony adds three E-mount lenses News 

Sony adds three E-mount lenses

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Sony Electronics Inc. introduced three E-mount lenses: the power zoom G lens E PZ 10-20mm F4 G (model SELP1020G), versatile G lens E 15mm F1.4 G (model SEL15F14G), and the ultra-wide prime E 11mm F1.8 (model SEL11F18). The three new lenses bring Sony’s E-mount lens family to a total of 70 different models, offering more options than ever for still, video, and hybrid content... Read More
HP reports second-quarter revenue up News 

HP reports second-quarter revenue up

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HP Inc. announced fiscal 2022 second-quarter net revenue of $16.5 billion, up 3.9% from the prior-year period. Net earnings declined to $1 billion, compared to 1.086 billion for the same period last year. “We delivered a solid quarter of revenue and non-GAAP EPS growth, while returning significant capital to shareholders,” said Enrique Lores, HP President and CEO. “Collectively, our key... Read More
Shutterstock acquires Splash News News 

Shutterstock acquires Splash News

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Shutterstock, Inc. announced the acquisition of Splash News, an entertainment news networks for newsrooms and media companies. A leading source for image and video content across celebrity, red carpet, and live events for over three decades, Splash News is an industry leader with customers including E! News, People, Daily Mail, TMZ, Dow Jones, Reach and News UK. Splash’s comprehensive collection... Read More
Leica Camera AG, Panasonic sign collaboration agreement News 

Leica Camera AG, Panasonic sign collaboration agreement

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Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Corp., Osaka, Japan, and Leica Camera AG, Wetzlar, Germany, reached an agreement for a new comprehensive business alliance. Both companies agreed to increasingly bundle their core competencies and to develop new technologies and solutions resulting from this collaboration under the name of “L² Technology ” (L squared Technology) which symbolically uses the two „L“ of “... Read More
Urbanimmersive reports second-quarter revenue doubles Earnings reports News 

Urbanimmersive reports second-quarter revenue doubles

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Quebec-based real-estate imaging company Urbanimmersive Inc. announced select financial results and presents business highlights for its second quarter ended March 31, 2022.  For its second quarter of 2022, the company generated total revenues of $2.182 million compared to $982,000 for same period last year, an increase of $1.2 million. For the quarter, the company sold 3,806 immersive 3D tours compared... Read More