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Is there a place for photo at CES? Events Opinion 

Is there a place for photo at CES?

Another Consumer Electronic Show (CES) has come and gone, heralding the beginning of the year for the tech industry and the beginning of trade-show season for the photo industry. Of course, the former Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show was the traditional kick-off for the photo year for decades, but with the 2016 merger of that august group with Photo Imaging... Read More
Business Forum Imaging Cologne 2017 Events Press releases 

Business Forum Imaging Cologne 2017

March 1 to 2, 2017, photokina will present the Business Forum Imaging Cologne 2017 at the Congress Centre North of Koelnmesse. Under the theme “Moving beyond the limits”, the conference focuses on the opportunities that are created by the new enthusiasm of consumers about photography as well as by innovative products and technologies. Top-caliber speakers from all parts of the... Read More
Sorry, Om, the camera industry was already changed a long time ago Opinion 

Sorry, Om, the camera industry was already changed a long time ago

In a recent New Yorker column, tech-industry legend Om Malik opined how the new Apple iPhone 7 “changed the camera industry forever.” He’s a little late to the party if he thinks camera companies are just now realizing the threat of the iPhone. Like many Silicon Valley tech industry pundits, Malik displays the type of flawed hindsight favoring  products and... Read More
The Imaging Alliance, Canon and USO Gulf Coast to offer free “Portraits of Love” Press releases 

The Imaging Alliance, Canon and USO Gulf Coast to offer free “Portraits of Love”

THE IMAGING ALLIANCE, CANON AND USO GULF COAST TO OFFER FREE “PORTRAITS OF LOVE” FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES IN GULFPORT, MISS. ON SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25 World-renowned professional photographers will conduct free photo shoots and provide complimentary photobooks, courtesy of The Imaging Alliance member company, Canon USA WOODBURY, NY – September 15, 2016 – The USO Gulf Coast,... Read More
Legacy systems can kill your business Opinion 

Legacy systems can kill your business

There’s a lot of hand-wringing in the camera business these days. Once again, factory sales and OEM shipments from Asia are indicating another 20-percent or greater decline in camera production for 2015. System cameras – like DSLRs and interchangeable lens cameras – are declining at a slower rate than compacts, which are dropping drastically. This is part of the natural... Read More
Camera connectivity is key to breaking Canon/Nikon duopoly News Opinion 

Camera connectivity is key to breaking Canon/Nikon duopoly

Tech writers are obsessed with death. New products have to not only produce technological innovation, but to such a degree it means “disruption” or “death” to the standard bearers. Google “iphone killer” and more than 700,000 results are returned. These days, the death knell is ringing for compact cameras. The smartphone category is the culprit this time, relegating point-and-shoots the... Read More