Henry’s restructuring completed, Stein family retains control News 

Henry’s restructuring completed, Stein family retains control

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The 22-store Canadian photo specialty retailer Henry’s will continue to operate after the Canadian court approved the sale of the company’s assets to Henry Enterprises Inc. from the distressed former owner, Cranbrook Glen Enterprises Ltd. The Stein family, who has owned Henry’s for four generations, will continue to maintain ownership as Henry’s Enterprises. All executive management and the CEO, Gillian Stein,... Read More
CTA changes CES 2021 to virtual format Events 

CTA changes CES 2021 to virtual format

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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced CES 2021 – Jan. 6-9, 2021 – will be an all-digital experience connecting exhibitors, customers, thought leaders, and media from around the world, said the organization. “Amid the pandemic and growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it’s just not possible to safely convene tens of thousands of people in Las Vegas in early January 2021... Read More
Xerox reports second-quarter revenue drops 35.3 percent Earnings reports News 

Xerox reports second-quarter revenue drops 35.3 percent

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Xerox Holdings Corp. reported second-quarter revenue of $1.47 billion, a decrease of 35.3 percent year-over-year. The company also reported $34 million of operating cash flow from continuing operations, down $242 million year-over-year, and $15 million of free cash flow, down $245 million year-over-year. “I am proud of our employees who did what was necessary during this unprecedented disruption to support our business... Read More
Sony announces CFexpress Type A memory card with up to 700 MB/s write speed New Products 

Sony announces CFexpress Type A memory card with up to 700 MB/s write speed

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Sony Electronics Inc. announced it’s first CFexpress Type A memory cards, in both 80GB and 160GB, (CEA-G80T and CEA-G160T) as the most recent addition to Sony’s TOUGH specification cards. Both the CEA-G80T (80GB) and CEA-G160T (160GB) use the latest flash memory control technology to achieve write speeds as high as 700MB/si and read speeds as high as 800MB/si. The CFexpress Type... Read More
Sony debuts Sony Alpha 7S III full-frame mirrorless camera for photo/video pros New Products 

Sony debuts Sony Alpha 7S III full-frame mirrorless camera for photo/video pros

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Sony Electronics Inc. announced the latest addition to its Alpha 7S full-frame mirrorless camera series, the Alpha 7S III. The camera has a new 12.1MP back-illuminated full-frame image sensor with 15+ stop wide dynamic range, video recording capabilities including 4K 120pi and 10-bit 4:2:2 color depth, a new heat-dissipating mechanism, dual-slot relay recording enabling more than one-hour of 4K 60p... Read More
GoPro launches lifestyle gear including bags and apparel New Products 

GoPro launches lifestyle gear including bags and apparel

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GoPro Inc. launched a line of lifestyle gear that is available worldwide exclusively on GoPro.com. GoPro’s lifestyle gear lineup includes bags, backpacks, and cases starting at $19.99, clothing starting at $24.99 and other goods, like floating sunglasses and water bottles, starting at $29.99. “GoPro has been focused on helping people pursue active lifestyles since day one, and our expansion into categories like bags, apparel and ultra-functional accessories stay... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of July 25 Earnings reports News People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of July 25

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Pro Photography Bay Photo Lab announces “Epic Prints” Bay Photo Lab has launched “Epic Prints”,  made from Fujiflex silver-halide photographic paper with up to 610dpi resolution. They are mounted to aluminum for a sleek, thin profile from sizes from 4×4″ to 45×93″. 10,000 Headshots featured on “Today Show” The 10,000 Headshots project, featured on the Dead Pixels Society podcast, was featured... Read More
Camera hardware is still in crisis News Opinion 

Camera hardware is still in crisis

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One of the most popular opinion articles on this site is from January 2018, where we discussed “Hardware in Crisis: Can Cameras Companies Compete.” We also followed up with “Six ways digital cameras should be competing with smartphones“, which mentioned ways digital cameras are superior to smartphones, including battery life, but added digital cameras still trail smartphones in key customer-loving... Read More
Forever announces Forever Box, Genward partnership at convention News 

Forever announces Forever Box, Genward partnership at convention

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Forever, Inc., the permanent memory-keeping company, hosted its 6th annual FOREVER LIVE! convention last weekend, and for the first time, it was held virtually due to COVID-19. More than 1,000 attendees logged on, making it the largest event FOREVER LIVE! event yet. The weekend featured business updates and new product announcements, classes on memory-keeping techniques, and community-building activities. “Our mission... Read More
PicsArt acquires motion-based video effects company D’efekt News 

PicsArt acquires motion-based video effects company D’efekt

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PicsArt, has acquired advanced video effects company D’efekt for an undisclosed sum. The female-led startup has been featured as an Apple “App of the Day” various times and offers motion-based video effects – including light illusions, music responsiveness, and fractal motion-activation, the company said. The app can be downloaded here.  D’efekt’s three co-founders – Vahagn Kachikyan, Nané Toumanian, and Tatevik... Read More
Millman Multimedia names Harvis Kramer president of Millman Multimedia Graphic Arts Division News People on the Move 

Millman Multimedia names Harvis Kramer president of Millman Multimedia Graphic Arts Division

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Millman Multimedia announced the promotion of Harvis Kramer to the president of the newly formed Millman Multimedia Graphic Arts division. “Harvis has been an instrumental part in helping to become the company we are today. I have absolute confidence in him and look forward to seeing us flourish under his leadership,” said Ryan Millman, Chief Executive Officer of Millman Multimedia,... Read More
Venus Optics add L-mount options on six Laowa Lenses New Products 

Venus Optics add L-mount options on six Laowa Lenses

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Venus Optics, the manufacturer specialized in making unique photo and cinema lenses, add the L-mount option on six of their existing Laowa wide-angle and macro lenses. These L-mount lenses can currently be used on Panasonic S1 series , Sigma FP and Leica SL/CL cameras. Wide Angle Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 – Laowa 10-18mm is currently the widest rectilinear zoom lens available... Read More
Fujifilm introduces the Fujifilm Professional Services Program News 

Fujifilm introduces the Fujifilm Professional Services Program

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FUJIFILM North America Corp. announced the launch of the FUJIFILM Professional Services (FPS) Program designed to assist professional photographers and videographers with a variety of service and product-related needs for their recently purchased X Series and GFX System products. The FPS program will offer support to eligible professional photographers through an annual membership that allows access to Fujifilm’s Professional Service... Read More
Three ways marketing will change post-COVID 19 Marketing News Opinion 

Three ways marketing will change post-COVID 19

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  Guest post by Audrey Lipman American businesses spend around $12 billion a year on advertising and marketing. Most business owners realize, without great marketing campaigns, it will be hard to attract a wider audience. 2020 has been unlike any year due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Businesses around the world are having to adapt to the new reality brought... Read More
AP switches to Sony as exclusive global imaging provider News 

AP switches to Sony as exclusive global imaging provider

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Sony Electronics Inc. and The Associated Press announced Sony as “the exclusive imaging products and support provider for AP news photographers and video journalists around the world.” A wide variety of Sony’s imaging solutions products will begin delivery immediately, including the full-frame mirrorless Alpha cameras, 4K XDCAM video cameras and an assortment of Sony’s 57 E-mount lenses. “We are extremely honored... Read More