Kodak Gallery launches photo books with Smart Fit Technology
Kodak Gallery, Emeryville, Calif., launched Kodak Photo Books with Smart Fit Technology: an easy and fast way to create a photo book with as little effort as one computer click. Kodak Gallery’s new Smart Fit Technology allows the consumer to create a photo book in seconds, offering a wide variety of layout and design options [...]
Cosina to make Micro Four Thirds lenses
JPEA Photo Electro News reports Cosina, maker of Voigtlander cameras and lenses, has officially approved of Micro Four Thirds standard developed by Olympus and Panasonic, and will supply Voigtlander and other lenses it makes in the Micro Four Thirds standard. Cosina announced a super-fast normal lens Micro Four Thirds in Micro Four Thirds standard. Nokton [...]
CPI reports second-quarter sales down
CPI Corp., St. Louis, Mo., reported results for the fiscal 2010 second quarter ended July 24, 2010. Sales declined to $76.4 million from $81.4 million in the prior-year second quarter. Comparable same-store sales in the period decreased 8 percent versus the prior-year second quarter. Second-quarter PictureMe Portrait Studio brand comparable store sales decreased 5 percent [...]
Canon develops super-sensitve, 202-by-205mm CMOS sensor
Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan, successfully developed a 202-by-205mm CMOS image sensor, which the company says is capable of capturing images in 1/100th the amount of light required by a professional-model digital SLR camera. At 202-by-205 mm, the newly developed CMOS sensor is among the largest chips that can be produced from a 12-inch (300 mm) [...]
The September/October issue of PMA magazine is now online
The September/October issue of PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities is now available in an interactive format. The browser-based digital edition preserves the publication’s layout, as well as includes hyperlinks and search features. Readers can share and print individual articles, as well as download a PDF for offline reading. Clicking on an article’s headline [...]
Sentina offering LED signage for retailers
Sentina, Kenilworth, N.J., announced its Sentina uSign LED Display is now available at Costco.com, allowing small businesses to instantly update their consumer messaging by displaying 8 1/2-by-11 transparencies mounted on uSign displays. The uSign LED displays can be stacked or hung in different configurations within a retail or office environment. Designed to replace fluorescent-based signage, [...]
Wolf family in new venture
The Neighborhoood Newspapers recently profiled the next business life of Chuck and Missi Wolf, who have opened two Atlanta, Ga.-area fitness studios. She operates a Buckhead fitness studio, BLAST900, which she opened in September 2008. “We’re not in the photography business anymore, but we still love to take pictures,” said Missi Wolf in the article, [...]
Kodak introduces wireless printer
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., also introduced the $249.99 Kodak ESP 9250 All-in-One (AiO) Printer, with the ability to print, copy, scan and fax. The unit offers an improved control panel for easy access to common tasks, simplified wireless setup, and printing from mobile devices like iPhones. The unit also has built in templates, including [...]
Canon introduces EOS 60D DSLR and six lenses
New 18 megapixel EOS 60D offers a vari-angle LCD screen, full HD video, in-camera RAW processing and creative filters Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., introduced a new high-end EOS DSLR, replacing the EOS 50D, and six professional lenses. The EOS 60D DSLR features a three-inch vari-angle clear view LCD screen, full HD video recording [...]
Photo kiosks, museums not necessarily a fit
Just because a location may be conducive to photography or making memories, does not necessarily mean it’s the best place to drop in a photo kiosk. According to Kiosk Marketplace, editor Burney Simpson did an analysis of the business potential of adding a photo print kiosk to a high-traffic museum site, since many of these [...]
