NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 crore venture capital fund for the space sector, looking at supporting a strong growth for the sector which is still in its infancy but has started to mature. While welcoming the measure, companies, however, said that more can be done. “With our continued … Read more
So far this year, Sony is leading the sales race in Japan for interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras, while Canon is dominating the charts for DSLR cameras. The BCN Rankings comprise sales data from 21 of the largest retailers in Japan, including Amazon and Bic Camera, to name just a couple. While the data doesn’t include … Read more
So far this year, Sony is leading the sales race in Japan for interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras, while Canon is dominating the charts for DSLR cameras. The BCN Rankings comprise sales data from 21 of the largest retailers in Japan, including Amazon and Bic Camera, to name just a couple. While the data doesn’t include … Read more
So far this year, Sony is leading the sales race in Japan for interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras, while Canon is dominating the charts for DSLR cameras. The BCN Rankings comprise sales data from 21 of the largest retailers in Japan, including Amazon and Bic Camera, to name just a couple. While the data doesn’t include … Read more
An organization committed to exposing climate failures at large companies has called out Canon again, citing the camera company’s lack of public targets concerning the use of renewable energy and emissions reductions. A New Chapter in Ongoing Climate Change Saga A year ago, Canon came under fire from the climate change activists at Action Speaks … Read more
In the years since the Covid-19 pandemic shifting audience tastes have given rise to two divergent trends in India’s exhibition industry. According to the latest Ficci-EY media and entertainment report, footfalls in theatres (single screens and multiplexes) have fallen by 9% to 900 million in 2023 from 994 million in 2022. But, gross box-office collections … Read more
According to Canon’s 2024 corporate strategy, the Japanese camera behemoth has several goals for the next two years, not the least of which is to “achieve overwhelming number one share in mirrorless camera market.” The strong language was used in a presentation at a corporate strategy conference from Go Tokura, Deputy Head of the Imaging … Read more
Chinese lens manufacturer Vazen has shut down less than five years after optical engineer Weizhen Liu founded it. The company aimed to fill a void in the market by delivering specialized anamorphic cinematic lenses for various camera mounts and systems, including Canon EF and RF mounts and Micro Four Thirds cameras. In a “heartfelt farewell” … Read more
The Associated Press (AP), winner of 58 Pulitzer Prizes and one of the world’s most essential and significant news agencies, has named veteran photojournalist Lucy Nicholson its next Director of Photography. Nicholson is the first woman ever to assume the role. Nicholson will assume her new role “around the end of May” and take over … Read more
Leica’s continued focus on premium and luxury products appears to be working very well as the company has set a new sales record. “The Leica Camera Group was able to increase its sales revenues in the 2022/23 financial year once again and achieved new record-breaking results. Sales revenues rose to 485 million euros in comparison … Read more