Canon compete with Sigma for large sensor compacts market
Reported over the weekend, Canon are building a 55 billion yen ($451 million) factory in Japan to double its production capacity of image sensors used in digital cameras. The significance of this is that Canon will be manufacturing complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) sensors for both Digital SLRs and compact digital cameras.
In the past Canon […]
Pentax K100D Super
Pentax have announced an the K100D Super, an update to the Pentax K100D digital SLR. This update adds CCD-shift Shake Reduction (which we already saw on the K10D), increased ISO 3200 sensitivity, something called Auto picture mode, SDM (Supersonic Drive Motor) lens support and a dust removal system* which operates in the same manner as […]
Sigma UK Broken Into. Again.
The Sigma Imaging (UK) Ltd warehouses in Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire, UK) were broken into on the night of Friday 15th June. This is the second time the warehouse has been broken into in just six months. Last February thieves got away with 45 lenses, wheras this time it took them several hours to remove […]
Sad day for Jessops
Jessops, one of the UK’s most prominent photographic retailers, as today announced the closure of 81 stores, with the loss of 550 jobs.
My initial reaction is one of sadness. Although Jessops seem to employ a lot of people less than qualified to sell camera equipment, it’s always been a handy shop to pop […]