ISSUE NO. 876
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News Celebrating 70 Million Nikkor Lenses Total production of Nikon’s NIKKOR lenses for interchangeable lens cameras reached seventy million at the beginning of June 2012. Moreover, total production of AF-S lenses equipped with the Silent Wave Motor (SWM), the autofocus motor developed by Nikon, has reached 30 million. The latest lift has come from the Nikon 1 NIKKOR lenses in various colours for the compact and lightweight Nikon 1 J1 and Nikon 1 V1 AC-IL system cameras. The Silent Wave Motor, or SWM, first appeared in 1996 and is now proudly in action on more than 30 million lenses. www.nikon.co.uk
Canon to Open Factory in Brazil Canon will establish a manufacturing plant in Amazonas state, north west Brazil. “Recently, the digital camera market has displayed steady growth, led by emerging countries,” said Canon. “Brazil, in particular, has a large market with demand expected to increase. This has created a pressing need for a strategic product supply. In response to these circumstances, Canon has established Canon Indústria de Manaus Ltda. Brazil.’ The factory is scheduled to open in July 2013, and will join Canon’s already-established marketing company in Brazil for its digital cameras and business machines. www.canon.com
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03/07/2012
Petition DelivereD “Save the Photographers” petition taken to number 10 Downing Street.
A petition signed by over 17,500 people, including the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was delivered to the Prime Minister’s front door on 20th June. The petition, organised by hundreds of highstreet photo outlets and signed by their customers and supporters, calls on the Government to
change legislation that puts over 5,000 private sector photography jobs in danger as a result of policies introduced by the last Government to have ID photographs provided through the Post Office. For the full report on the latest campaign developments, see your copy of InPrint magazine, included with the next issue of Pixel.
Jacobs Stores Close Administrators PFK were unsuccessful in their bid to sell the family owned independent camera chain as a going concern. All but one of Jacobs’ stores have now been closed, as the administrators, PFK, have failed to find a buyer for the business as a going concern. Following seven store closes and 46 job losses soon after the administration was announced, a further eleven stores have now been closed, resulting in another 87 job losses. Remaining now is just the company’s head office in Braunstone and final store in London Road, Leicester. It is thought that these will be kept open to sell off as much stock as possible, but will also soon close. Joint administrator Eddie Kerr, a partner at Leicester accountancy firm PKF, who are handling the administration, said: “It’s terribly sad to see a well-established family business close down.
“Nobody wanted to take over the business as a going concern. It’s a great shame.” According to businesssale.com, Jacobs recorded revenues of £28.24 million for the year ending January 2011, with profits of £109,000 after tax. www.pfk.co.uk
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