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ISSUE NO. 966

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August 2016

PHOTOKINA 2016, BEHIND THE COUNTER, LASTOLITE BY MANFROTTO, FOCUS: MEMORY, KODAK MOMENTS, BOOK OF THE MONTH, FUJIFILM STUDENT AWARDS 2016, NEWS AND MORE...

In This Issue...

• Pixel interviews Chris Carr to find out more about their brand, Lastolite By Manfrotto. P12.

• How is the memory sector looking? What’s new and what’s on the horizon? Pixel investigates.

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Photokina 2016 With all of its monstrous successes over the years, photokina remains the world’s largest exhibition for the photographic market. Photokina, which takes place every two of years, lands, once again, in Cologne’s Koelnmesse between the 20th to the 25th September

Traditionally, photokina has offered a gargantuan occasion designed to bring together retailers, manufacturers and distributors; giving an insight to what will be coming to market and what may be on the shelves over the next 6 to 12 months, ultimately, showing what opportunities lay ahead for the retail sector. In recent years though, and in an apparent attempt to retain something near its historic scale, the event has been opening its doors to professional users and consumers alike, with marketing campaigns reaching out directly to attract them through the doors.

Photokina is no longer purely a photographic event either.

In stark recognition of the videography market and the increasing number of consumerfacing, ‘traditional camera’ compatible products that are flooding into the video market (and have been for some time now), there has been a growing presence of constant lighting, shoulder rigs, sliders and other jiggery pokery, providing solutions to the amateur & semipro movie maker.

• KODAK Alaris introduces a new experience for users of it’s KODAK MOMENTS App. Find out more on P19.

360fly has Announced the Launch of its New 360fly 4K Camera The waterproof 360fly 4K camera boasts a higher resolution than previous cameras, as well as editing advancements and live mobile streaming capabilities via the LIVIT mobile application.

The camera adds a powerful new image sensor that quadruples the resolution of the previous generation of the 360fly. Also, the 360fly 4K will offer cunsumers a range of upgraded features: frontfacing mode, expanded internal memory, onepush button colourcoding, time-lapse video mode, motion and audio detection mode and webcam mode for Facetime and Skype.

The 360fly 4K camera is available now and has a SRP of £599.99.

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NEWS

WELCOME To Pixel Magazine We’re fully into the balmy heights of summertime and hopefully, you’re all enjoying blockbuster sales on essential summer accessories.

With this in mind, we shift our focus onto the memory sector. We take a look at the current trends and some of the latest products, along with a handful of thoughts and comments from all sides of the fence.

Foresight is the nature of business,

and as such, we’re already looking ahead to the Autumn and Christmas periods. Our photokina (cover feature) takes a look at what the biennial German event predicts for this September, whilst we consider its largely consumerfacing stance and announce the subjects of our photokina Roundtable panel discussions.

Elsewhere in the issue, you can catch up on all of our regular features, latest news and in this month’s In:Print, we hear the latest from KODAK Alaris.

So until September comes along with your next edition, enjoy, and try not to get too sunburned!

Simon, Editor Jenny Ardagh, Deputy Editor

Hasselblad celebrates its 75th Anniversary 2016 saw the iconic photographic brand, Hasselblad reach its 75th anniversary. Never seemingly satisfied, Hasselblad have worked tirelessly to retain their reputation as a manufacturer of excellence, developing some of the most iconic photographic tools in history.

The story of Hasselblad’s success reads almost as the history of photography itself.

In 1841 the Hasselblad family established its first company; F.W Hasselblad & Co, and it was soon after this time that they began importing high-quality supplies

and products relating to the newly burgeoning field of photography.

The location, Gothenburg, with its proximity to the European continent and its historic trade connections with Britain, Holland, Denmark, Germany, and other countries, proved to be ideal for an international import-export firm.

Now over 150 years on and under a different name, Hasselblad continue their success, producing great-quality and top of the range products for the loyal and growing stream of followers they have.

Industry News Bites Find out more info on this month’s news bites at Pixel.co.uk

Leica announce APOSUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2 ASPH Leica Camera has announced that the APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH is now available in a silver anodised version.

Thanks to its meticulous optical design, high-quality materials, and sophisticated manufacturing and finishing process, this highperformance lens is considered to be the reference lens among standard focal lengths.

With its combination of sharpness and imaging performance that captures and resolves even the finest details, the APO-Summicron-M 50 mm f/2 ASPH is characterised by extremely high-contrast rendition from corner to corner of the image – at maximum aperture and throughout the aperture range. The use of a floating

element in its design ensures that this is also maintained at close shooting distances.

Exceptionally reliable with enduring value, and with the ‘Made in Germany’ quality guarantee, the lens is manufactured from the finest materials and is meticulously assembled by hand.

Available at the end of July with an RP price of £5,900 including VAT.

Reimagine Portraits with the AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED Nikon adds another jewel to its lineup of fast FX-format f/1.4 prime lenses – the AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED – an exciting edition to the range due to the only 105mm autofocus lens on the market.

Whether photographers are working with available light or in the studio, the brand new optical construction delivers impeccable edgeto-edge sharpness and superb bokeh effect.

The 105mm focal length and short focusing distance allow for frame-filling head-shots without the hassle of cropping.

Additionally, Nikon’s engineers have paid special attention to resolution at the outer areas of the frame in order to ensure optimum performance in portrait mode and, as a result of this, Sagittal coma flare is effectively minimised for superior reproduction of point light sources.

In addition, peripheral light falloff is controlled to retain brightness across the frame, even when shooting at maximum aperture with focus set to infinity.

Available from 25th August with an RRP of £2,049.99/€2,419.

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New XEEN 135mm lens from Samyang Samyang Optics has announced the release of the new XEEN 135mm T2.2 cine lens. This new addition brings the total range of Xeen lenses to six models: 14mm T3.1, 24mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5, XEEN 135mm T2.2.

Each Xeen lens offers outstanding image quality for 4K+ production for filming video and cinema.

The new XEEN 135mm adds a telephoto angle to the existing XEEN set and the bright T2.2 offers high quality footage with clear contrast and impressive

colours, even under less-thanoptimal lighting conditions.

The large aperture also creates a pleasing bokeh effect for a cinematic look.

The 24mm x 36mm negative size allows XEEN lenses to not only work with full frame cameras, but also with Super 35, APS-C and APS-H cameras.

The XEEN 135mm T2.2 will be globally available in August with a suggested RP of £1800.00 including VAT.

DJI and Hasselblad introduce first joint aerial photography package DJI and Hasselblad announced a fully integrated high-end aerial camera-platform bundle made up of Hasselblad’s aerial medium format camera A5D and DJI’s professional flying platform M600.

The A5D-M600 is the first joint product and the combination of the M600 and the A5D provides users with today’s most advanced aerial optics and sensors integrated with one of the world’s most reliable aerial platforms. In addition, the two companies are looking at additional joint products for the future.

The M600 is fully compatible with DJI’s advanced gimbal system the Ronin-MX. It comes fully equipped with 6 intelligent batteries, A3 flight controller, Lightbridge 2 Professional HD transmission system, a dust-proof propulsion system and powerful app control.

Hasselblad’s A5D camera combines the world’s best optics and sensors with a modern, compact design.

The sensors are almost twice the size of those used in today’s best 35mm DSLR cameras and the A5D lens comes in 50mm.

The Genie Mini -­Pocket-Sized Motion Control You may have noticed our announcement for the Genie Mini, in the last issue of Pixel Magazine. If you’re thinking

of stocking it, the Genie Mini is available from Johnsons Photopia Ltd - 01782 753300 - johnsonsphotopia.co.uk

Sony releases full-frame FE 50mm F1.4 ZA Prime Lens This 50mm prime lens features a large F1.4 maximum aperture that offers impressive contrast and outstanding resolution that are hallmarks of the ZEISS® brand. It produces these consistently strong qualities throughout the entirety of the frame – from centre to corner – and at all aperture settings, even while shooting wide open at F1.4. The cutting edge optical structure includes high-precision AA (Advanced Aspherical) and ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements that reduce spherical and chromatic aberration.

The large F1.4 maximum aperture of the FE 50mm F1.4ZA lens provides a level of brightness and speed that are advantageous for dimly lit indoor shots, night scenes, and portraits, while its 11-bladed circular aperture allows for stunning ‘bokeh’, or background defocus in images. The lens also features an aperture ring with an adjustable ON/OFF switch, an AF/ MF focus mode switch.

Available from the end of July with an RP of approximately €1,800.

Total production of NIKKOR lenses for Interchangeable Lens Cameras reaches 100 milllion Nikon UK is pleased to announce that the total production of NIKKOR lenses for Nikon interchangeable lens cameras reached 100 million in June.

Nikon’s string of NIKKOR lenses currently consists of over 90 types of lenses including; fisheye lenses, zoom lenses, micro lenses, fixed focus length lenses and PC-E lenses which support a wide variety of applications.

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The Nikon F mount has been used by Nikon for its SLR cameras and interchangeable lenses since the release of the Nikon F back in 1959. Throughout its life, the F mount has taken on (and continues to do so) the cutting-edge technologies of the time, including aperture control and autofocus, therefore ensuring support for the latest digital cameras and lenses.

One of the lenses designed using

OPTIA is the new AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED, as seen elsewhere within this news section.

Nikon has launched the www. nikkor.com global site to share a wide variety of appealing NIKKOR content, including photo and video galleries of works taken with NIKKOR lenses, interviews with lens designers, and much more.

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hose who made the 2014 event will have seen an entire hall dedicated to this phenomenon and it’s our thought that the organisers have a strong case to make for film & video manufacturers to attend. With photokina being a traditionally photographic event, there are brands and ranges that will want to position themselves in front of the crossover audience and will add photokina to the many film & video specific events that take place around the globe each year.

With that said, photokina does remain the world’s largest exhibition for the photographic market and it is fast approaching. This year, organisers, Koelnmesse GmbH, estimate that 1,000 international companies from 40 different countries will be presenting the visitors with their new products, information and technological developments. The organisers also heralded the 33rd year of photokina in 2014 as an incredible success, seeing 185,000 visitors from over 150 countries in attendance.

Koelnmesse told Pixel: “This year we predict that photokina 2016 will be bigger and better than ever before, especially now with the

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many different forms of technology available.

Photography and filming can take place anywhere and be achieved by anyone; whether it is using a smartphone, tablet and so on.”

Bold words indeed. Especially if you consider the years where the photo market was so buoyant that KODAK (old co) would permanently rent an entire hall as it was more cost effective for them to do so, rather than to face the logistics, storage and re-building of their trade-facing exhibits every two years.

These were times when the photo market was vast in comparison to 2016 with many more large brands making up the landscape.

So, unless the scale is maintained or grown, with the presence of lateral sectors such as videography, mobile devices, action cameras and drones, it’s hard to see where the growth for photokina can come from as a photographic trade event.

Prior to the event this September and kicking off the marketing campaign, projections will be laid on for spectators to view and, while strolling around the city of Cologne, members of the public will have the chance to have their

snapshots taken in one of the ‘photokina’ branded photo boxes as a souvenir. At the same time, they could be given a voucher for a day ticket to photokina 2016. These promotional elements are indicative of the significant attempts by the organisers to reach the consumer market this year.

As is the case with any photokina year, there’s much deliberation and anticipation surrounding what will be happening at the event, but one thing Pixel does know for sure is that Leica Camera AG have announced that they will be the ‘Official Photography Partner of the 2016 event.’ Leica have announced that their presence this year will focus on professional photography and the needs of professional users, alongside a unique exhibition in Hall 1.

As the ‘Official Photography Partner of photokina 2016’, Leica will also be staging the ‘Masters of Photography’ exhibition, which will take place in Hall 1’s 2,000 square metre Leica Gallery. This exhibition will display 15 series of photos with a total of approximately 400 pictures by acclaimed Leica S, SL and

M photographers, including the two winners of the Leica Oskar Barnak Award 2015, JH Engström and Wiktoria Wojciechowska. The Gallery will be open to visitors from 10am until 6pm every day and also promises a diverse stage programme, featuring interviews and personal lectures by the photographers whose works are exhibited in the Leica Gallery.

Another returning, enthusiast-facing element at this year’s event is the Professionals’ Stage. Following on from 2014’s successful Professionals Stage, photokina 2016 will follow the same format and are promising the audience a programme of informational and inspirational live lectures.

Following on from this, a list of international speakers will be present from 10:30 am during each day of the event, offering talks on the most important trends of photography and film, including self-marketing, copyright and image culture. An example from the diary lists that Michael Omori Kirchner, trainer and business coach for burgeoning photographers, will be giving a talk based around his own practical experiences as a photographer between the 21st and 23rd September.

Adding further weight to the hobbyist and enthusiast target audience this year, a series of imaging and video workshops for professionals, amateurs, adults and children will be on offer too, giving visitors the chance to look at the city of Cologne from a different perspective, learning tips and tricks on how

to properly take photographs and videos to a high, professional standard.

This year, photokina’s organisers are promising an event which puts the fun back into photography, such as the new ‘Indoor Obstacle Challenge’, taking place from the 23rd to the 25th September in Hall 6, which is quite literally what it says on the tin: an indoor obstacle race, equipped with a high-tech camera to capture a razor-sharp recording of the whole event. In addition to this, you can find the all-new ‘Copter World’ in Hall 6, inviting visitors to test their skills on a drone course as well as understanding the potential that photography and moving images of this kind have by watching demonstrations from professionals.

‘Vlogging’ is a real area of growth in communication that inextricably links people with cameras, filmmaking, editing and broadcasting; placing the activities into anyone’s hands. This year, ‘Vlog Con’ will be taking place at photokina with some of the world’s most recognisable YouTubers.

Throughout Vlog Con, they will be giving live tutorials and insight into the elements of creating online content to portray a topic

or information, right from the planning and production, to the importance of the editing process and the distribution of information through social media and specialist video platforms.

This year, photokina have recognised the importance of getting equipment into peoples hands and are working with a variety of exhibiting brands, offering visitors the opportunity to test out the latest camera models and lenses in the photokina Zoom Area.

Here, visitors will be able to take photographs and videos of artists, tight-rope acrobats and much more in order to offer artistic and unusual shooting angles.

So all of this adds up to an extremely consumer-facing event.

Photokina is no longer a ‘trade’ show. That said, it’s HUGE and it will carry pretty much every brand that you can name, operating in the imaging space currently, so still acts as a worthwhile venture for any trade member. Mark Langley, Sales and Marketing Director at Lastolite by Manfrotto shared his view of the event and the opportunities it still brings for them: “We still see photokina as a trade event in many ways as it’s the only photo

“This year, photokina’s organisers are promising an event which puts the fun back into photography, such as the new ‘Indoor Obstacle Challenge”

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show in the world where we see pretty much all of our global distributors and key retailers in attendance. So, this provides us with a great opportunity to meet with them and showcase our most recent products launches. Having said that, there are many local photographers walking the halls and as always, our team is ready to welcome them onto the booth and eager to demonstrate our new products and receive their valuable feedback during the event.”

Some, if not all of the top brands will be present with their latest kit and the representatives from various territories will be keen to meet with their respective trade channels. So, nonetheless, in agreement with Mark, we say that it’s an event that’s still worth visiting as trade. Let’s be honest, The Photography Show in the UK is no longer a ‘trade’ show either, but it is a great place to discover new ideas, products and to network, not to mention the evening activities in the bars and restaurants during the evenings.

Photokina’s equivalent and where the UK contingent traditionally gathers, is of course, the Irish Bar. Graham Armitage, General Manager of Sigma Imaging (UK) Ltd explained: “Photokina is historically an important international exhibition going back to the days when Germany dominated the photographic industry.

Over recent years, companies from the far east tend to dominate the photo-imaging industry. As the PMA exhibition has been adversely affected by CES, photokina has also been affected by IFA which is an annual event and held at the same time of year. Photokina remains an important and prestigious exhibition but the emphasis is becoming more Eurocentric. From our company’s point of view, we have seen fewer and fewer British retailers attending the show but we are very much looking forward to welcoming to our booth the retailers who will be visiting.”

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Canon UK & Ireland told Pixel: “We are excited to be back at photokina this year. With the photography industry flocking to Cologne, it’s a great chance for us to meet with trade customers and end users. The show is an opportunity for us to showcase our latest products to people in the industry and hear first-hand from the many different types of photographers using Canon equipment.”

Most of the points we’ve outlined here are all facts and figures for the upcoming event, and almost all are about what the organisers are laying on to attract the end user. That’s all fine; these people are our customers after all and

if there’s an event like photokina, encouraging them on their image-making journey and engaging them with the equipment needed, then that can only be a good thing.

The journey they take though will always be assisted by new equipment. With new equipment comes new technology and greater ability to achieve greater image making.

Scouring the internet and the various other rumour sites that plague social media, we have gleaned some ideas on what we may see this September - whether they will come to fruition or not, we can only wait to see.

Significant launches from the likes of Canon are rife, with historic rumours stating that upcoming Canon camera and lens launches would be announced in late August, with a special showcase at this year’s photokina event, we are keen to see how these come to light.

Big things are also anticipated from Fujifilm too, with rumours of a significant announcement at 2016’s photokina. So, quickly off the back of the flagship X-T2 launch, we’re extremely excited to see what’s announced.

During photokina 2014, Panasonic unveiled the LX100, which was the first of its kind, offering built-in WiFi and 4K video recording.

However, during 2016’s big event, we are hoping to see an upgrade announced. The most likely and most logical name for this camera would be the Panasonic LX200, however, you never know - Panasonic may decide to name it something completely new.

We’re also hearing rumours that Panasonic may be unveiling another premium device around the time of photokina 2016, so we’ll leave you to guess what that may be!

The upcoming Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark

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Produced with professional sports photographers in mind, the Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera is likely to have the ability to record 4K video, and previous rumours have suggested that the camera could be the first to support a handheld high-res shooting mode.

So for whatever reason you decide to make the trip to this year’s event; new equipment, networking, information or plain deal-making, photokina offers an exceptional opportunity to serve as a barometer for the imaging sector. Giving a clear insight into trends and technologies and giving the industry a clearer, better informed view on what to stock as the months roll by.

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Behind The Counter

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Pixel’s Behind The Counter section shines the spotlight on counter-staff to delve into the daily life of photo retail

Behind the Counter turns the spotlight on counter staff in photographic shops across the country with a mix of silly and (slightly more) pertinent questions. Here, counter staff at Cambrian Photography have kindly provided the answers you’ve been dying to know.

vote results, the shop and high street was very quiet.

PD: Yes, no one is in the shop, customer-wise.

If you own/run/work in a camera shop and you’d like to get involved, please email jenny@pixel.co.uk

Black and white or colour photography?

SJ: Depends on the subject, but mainly black & white for me.

PD: Colour.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s happened in store?

Sarah Jones: We used to have an annual transvestite convention in our local area and for some reason they loved this shop, so I saw plenty! One day, one of my customers walked in and put a photograph on the counter and said to me “well what do you think?” I replied “Oh no not another transvestite” to which he replied “er, no. It’s my new girlfriend!”

Paul Davies: A member of staff who will remain nameless, was elderly and short sighted. He was serving a lady customer and leaned over to remove the piece of fluff that he thought was on her chin. When she screamed, he realised it was a mole with a tuft of hair he was yanking at!

What’s your opinion of ‘selfies’?

SJ: So long as I don’t look an idiot I’m quite happy with them.

PD: They’re amazing!

What’s the strangest thing a customer has asked you?

SJ: Would I like to wear a pair of skin-tight red jeans!

PD: It’s so annoying but “do you sell cameras?”

Have you noticed any major effects driven by Brexit?

SJ: Yes I would say immediately after the

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If you could have any camera kit for free, what would it be?

SJ: Fuji XT2 with 10-24 and a 50-140.

PD: Nikon D5 + 70-200 f2.8 + 24-70 f2.8.

What’s your favourite thing to take pictures of?

SJ: I’ve always loved the seaside, long exposure and shapes in the sand.

PD: Trees.

What got you into photography in the first place?

SJ: Wanting to be a Scenes of Crime Photographer and pursuing a college course. I always had a camera as a child too.

PD: My dad, not letting me touch the camera between the age of 7 and 15. As a result, the first time I touched a camera in college, I was hooked.

Analogue/Instant - your thoughts?

SJ: I still love my film camera and would love to reinstate a darkroom, however the convenience of digital is the way forward for me and I’d say my Fujifilm X gives me the best of both.

PD: I see both types as different media and would use each differently for different effects and results.

New or used?

SJ: If the used gear comes with a guarantee and the previous owner is a non-smoker, a used bargain is always the best buy.

PD: Definitely used. We make more profit on it.

You sell a healthy amount of Fujifilm X Series gear, are you seeing a clear shift with your clientele leaning towards mirrorless technology?

SJ: Absolutely, it still has limitations for some photographers but let’s see if the new XT2 covers those. I think it will.

PD: We have definitely seen a shift in the area that we live in.

We talk a lot about memory in this issue - do you still see good margin with these products for up selling with new cameras?

SJ: Not any more. Like everything, it’s been hacked to death online, but thankfully new cameras means people need new cards, so it’s very rare that someone leaves the shop without one. However if we made 40% on a £15 card we aren’t going to be rich overnight!

PD: No, margin has gone down along with everything else.

What new camera equipment has excited you this year so far?

SJ: I’m not paid by Fujifilm, honest! It has to be the XT2 for me. That, and their wonderful range of lenses.

PD: Panasonic’s 4K photo.

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Lastolite By Manfrotto:

An Interview with Chris Carr Having learned of movements at the top of manufacturer and distributor, Manfrotto UK, we caught up with Chris Carr to find out more about their brand, Lastolite By Manfrotto, his role and what’s coming next

Pixel: Can you explain a little about your position with the Lastolite brand, Chris, as we understand that it’s expanded beyond the Manfrotto stable?

Chris Carr: Whilst I still remain the Country Manager of Manfrotto UK and Scandinavia, I have also become the General Manager of Manfrotto Lighting, which oversees the Lastolite By Manfrotto and Colorama brands globally.

Pixel: Can you give us an overview of general developments and product range development since Manfrotto acquired the Lastolite brand back in 2011?

CC: One core development I am very proud of is bringing some of the previously outsourced production back to the UK. This is being achieved through advancements in process and lean production that Ken Brown, Manfrotto Lighting Operations Manager and the team have implemented.

CC: It is very early to say, as the products have not long been out there, however the market has responded well to the quality guarantee that Manfrotto brings to the innovative Lastolite brand.

Pixel: We were lucky enough to take a tour of the factory last year and we were extremely impressed to see a fully functioning, skilled workforce operating in the UK, producing handmade equipment for the photo market. Is this unique in the brand’s sector?

CC: In lighting, yes. You would be amazed at the difference that quality production and materials make to photography.

Simple diffusers for example, all look similar, but a white diffuser made with the wrong material turns the light source blue.

This is terrible for colour casts because it is made out of a product that is not technically white and, therefore, has a drastic effect on final work. The quality of work completed on Lastolite products by our team is second to none. From the steel used to the style of stitching, the team have developed over the

“One core development I am very proud of is bringing some of the previously outsourced production back to the UK”

Pixel: How has the Lastolite business been performing since the co-branded products started to hit the market?

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years. The finished products are fantastic, and you can really see the difference in quality.

Pixel: We have some Lastolite backdrops on test in our studio currently and they’re great. Do you find a good amount of brand loyalty from your customer base?

CC: Absolutely, especially from the professionals. Our brand ambassadors are testament to this and have been working with us for a long time. In some cases; take Joe McNally for example, they have even helped us with product development.

Pixel: What plans lie ahead with regards to products and distribution; are you looking to expand the ranges/colours/ pop ups etc?

CC: Lastolite By Manfrotto offers a broad range of innovative and portable lighting solutions. Over 40% of our current product range is unique or patented and we are working hard with our partners to hold up these patents. In addition, we have a healthy product roadmap at the moment, which is focussing on making great products fast and portable, which will start with our Ezyboxes launched in September.

Pixel: Thanks Chris and good luck with your extended role in the future. You can expect feedback on the backdrops very soon!

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Thanks for the Memory An essential tool for every digital image-maker, the memory card has long since been a staple for photo dealers, but how to you decide what to stock? How is the memory sector looking? What’s new and what’s on the horizon? Pixel investigates

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ince the advent of digital cameras in the consumer space, there’s been a need for retailers to stock digital memory products. Seeing sales of film (practically) drop off a cliff in and around the first half of the 2000s’ when digital cameras first exceeded the sales of analogue cameras, the market found itself in a worrying, yet equally exciting time.

Digital camera technology developed at an alarming rate; to a point where even the professional user could no longer ignore the convenience and speeds that images could be manipulated, transferred to clients, published and paid for.

We now find ourselves in a place where digital imaging technology has been largely adopted by mobile devices (along with the

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devices now exchange hands for very little evolution of smartphones and mobile versions money if compared to just a few years ago, of image manipulation software/apps) to offer so where are the opportunities, what is on the the most convenient snapping experience for horizon and what’s the state of play with the the masses. brands?

Right now, imaging card sales are dominated Video

by Sandisk in the UK It seems that the at Almost 40% (as they “Imaging card sales are biggest steps in are in most countries the market (and the worldwide). Beyond dominated by Sandisk in technology) have been Sandisk, Lexar are #2 the UK at Almost 40%. those transferring and have, for a long Beyond Sandisk, Lexar from the pro-video time, played a particularly market into the retail strong role in the UK are #2 and has for a long space as the popularity market, and PNY is #3. time played a particularly of filmmaking with Samsung has been seen strong role in the UK ‘traditional’ cameras has as a price aggressive taken off. DSLRs and competitor in the past market, and PNY is #3” CSC cameras continue year and has been gaining to break ground in this market share in the UK space since Canon’s and across Europe.

5DII broke the mould So where does the back in 2008 - the first to offer a video current climate leave the memory market? recording function.

The digital imaging technology is so utterly It was no accident that the functions engrained in society and memory products became more widespread around the same have long since been a commodity ‘partner’ time that web platforms such as YouTube and product for retail. Lower to mid range capacity

Vimeo were becoming extensive and stable.

Suddenly everyone could be a filmmaker and publish their work themselves. Since then, video function, and more recently 4K video, has opened up opportunities for the retail channel with the necessity for higher speeds and capacities required for anyone looking to shoot this kind of content. The safe storage and transfer of these (huge) files has given birth to a demand of more pro-end solutions in the consumer space and of course, these carry a higher price point than your average SD card. For example, anyone with an Apple® iPhone® 6s can capture 4k video, and just 30 minutes of footage will take up to 11GB of space. Professional videographers capturing 4K resolution video at 60fps are creating 400MB per second, or 1.4 terabytes per hour of raw footage, and will often back-up their footage in multiple places for safety. This doesn’t even take into account post-production, or transferring content on to clients etc.

Case in point, with these higher end products, are some of the solutions on offer from G-Technology, who have increased the capacity and improved performance of their G-RAID, G-DRIVE and G-SPEED families of hard drives; increasing the capacities to between 8TB and 10TB? Mike Williams, vice president of G-Technology told Pixel: “By 2020, industry experts predict that the media and entertainment industry’s storage requirements will grow by nearly five times and that the average consumer will need an enormous 5.2TB of storage. G-Technology is dedicated to providing reliable, fast, stylish and easy-to-use storage solutions that fit the current and future needs of professionals and consumers alike.”

That’s huge growth and food for thought when it comes to thinking about what to stock in the coming months and years.

Movements and mergers in the market G-Technology is a wholly owned brand of the memory monolith, Western Digital Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of the Western

Digital Corporation and earlier this year, they announced that they had acquired the significant consumer and pro-memory brand, SanDisk.

Steve Milligan, Chief Executive Officer of Western Digital stated: “This is a significant point in the history of Western Digital. We are delighted to welcome SanDisk into the Western Digital family. This transformational combination creates a media-agnostic leader in storage technology with a robust portfolio of products and solutions that will address a wide range of applications in almost all of the world’s computing and mobile devices.

We are excited to now begin focusing on the many opportunities before us, from leading innovation to bringing the best of what we can offer as a combined company to our customers. In addition, we will begin the work to fully realise the value of this combination through executing on our synergies and generating significant cash flow, as well as rapidly deleveraging our balance sheet and creating significant long-term value for our shareholders.”

It’s certainly a significant step and one that raises the stakes for their competition. Steve

Milligan has continued to serve in the position of CEO (of Western Digital), whilst Sanjay Mehrotra, Co-founder, President and CEO of SanDisk, is now serving as a member of the Western Digital Board of Directors.

Sanjay told us that: “As a combined company, we will be best positioned to address the demands for data storage, which is growing exponentially every year. Growth and change go hand in hand, and we at SanDisk couldn’t be happier to grow and change together with Western Digital. I look forward to contributing to realising the potential of this combination as a member of the board.”

With this being so fresh, we are yet to see if there are to be any ramifications feeding through to the retail sector, although one could speculate that the potential of shared R&D, manufacture and general overheads could mean that costs come down and margins rise!

Other recent launches Notable launches in recent months include Toshiba’s new range of ultra-high-performance EXCERIA PRO™ UHS-II microSD cards.

These were announced around the time of the Photography Show and came at the same time

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as the announcements of extensions to the company’s high-end EXCERIA PRO SD and EXCERIA™ microSD and SD card line-up.

The new microSD and SD cards promise to support the high-performance requirements of professional and advanced amateur photographers and are also suggested for use by action sports enthusiasts, capturing live fastaction photos or videos at read/write speeds of 270MB/s and 250MB/s across the board. This gives the new cards the accolade of the world’s highest write speed microSD memory cards.

These new UHS-II-compliant microSD cards are available in multiple storage sizes up to 64GB. Storage capacity options for the new UHS-I-compliant EXCERIA and EXCERIA PRO microSD and SD cards are 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and the monster, 128GB.

Chris Everett, Assistant Manager at Wilkinson Cameras, Liverpool

View from the store We spoke with Chris Everett, Assistant Manager at Wilkinson Cameras, Liverpool on the subject of memory and he told us: “It’s a ‘must have’ product, not an after-sale and it’s paramount that we won’t let a customer leave the shop without a card that’s both suitable for

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the kind of activity they’re planning and is of a decent quality. I’ve seen so many horror stories coming through the store over the years, where people have bought cheap cards elsewhere; we’ve had to run data recovery services time and again, and often, it’s only then that people will realise the importance of getting the right advice and the right product in the first place.”

We asked Chris about the types of memory products that are selling well in-store currently: “I shoot both stills and video myself, so I’m in a good position to advise our customers on the most appropriate products for their work and we’re seeing more and more higher capacity cards going out of the door due to people shooting video and 4K. As a result, SSD (solid state drives) are becoming increasingly popular - they’re more reliable and both the capacities and speeds are generally high. That said, SanDisk’s CFast cards are really good and run at speeds from 515mb/s. That’s lightningquick! Other cards I’d recommend would offer base speeds of 90mb/s as a minimum really, with 4K requiring a base rate of 280mb/s.”

On the subject of security, Chris continued: “I still shoot film. 35mm primarily but will always

“The MicroSD format has been the main driver of growth in this market, with this segment growing by 23%” - Dominic Ashford, Senior Account Manager, IT, Gfk

back up digitally. I don’t consider any digital file ‘safe’ until it’s backed up at least three times; once in the cloud, once on SSD and the other on optical archive disc or similar. I learned my lessons a long time ago by using cheap, rubbish hard drives!”

What the analysts say We caught up with Dominic Ashford, Senior Account Manager for IT at Gfk, who told us: “2016 has been a positive year so far for flash-based memory markets, with USB memory, Solid-State Drives and Memory Cards all growing. The Memory Cards market in particular has been buoyant, increasing in value and volume by 11%, comparing the second quarter of 2016 with the same period of 2015.

“The MicroSD format has been the main driver of growth in this market, with this segment growing by 23% Q2-on-Q2. Higher capacities have been contributing significantly to this increase, with 64GB Micro SD cards comprising 10% more sales in the second quarter of 2016 when compared with the equivalent period of 2015. Similarly, sales of 128GB MicroSD cards now account for over 5% of the sales of this market, up from Q2 2015 when this capacity didn’t even account for 1% of MicroSD sales.

“This growth demonstrates the demand from consumers for higher amounts of storage for use with phones, tablets and cameras. The growth has come at the cost of price, however, with all MicroSD capacities seeing significant falls in average selling price.”

Conversely, Oana Pirtan, Information Analyst at market data analytics company, Futuresource, suggests a slightly different picture for the memory market: “In 2015 the UK sales of SD cards, used with digital cameras declined 8% to 7.6M units, while the trade value decreased by 11% to £62M. In 2016 we expect volumes to fall by 8% to 7.0M units.

MicroSD, generally used with mobile devices, grew 6% to 16.9m units and continue to benefit from a growing base of smartphones and tablets with slots in the UK. “We expect this declining trend for Imaging SD Cards to continue, driven mainly by the decline of overall UK digital camera sales, and corresponding population... While overall sales decline, the market is moving high-end as it caters to an increasingly enthusiast/ professional population, which in turn, is driving demand for memory cards with higher capacity, speed etc.”

Oana continued: “The retail for Imaging Cards is mainly dominated by CE Specialists such as Currys (30%), followed by Camera specialists (25%) and Internet Specialists such as Amazon and Ebay (25% rate), with supermarkets, department stores and the likes of Argos representing much of the remaining share.”

Rui Pereira from Transcend’s UK office

And finally...

Catching up with Rui Pereira from Transcend’s UK office, he gave us his thoughts on the current state of play and some important points to look out for when ordering stock: “Memory is often seen as a basic component, a commodity product, yet it’s one of the key components when it comes to saving or managing data.

“From a consumer level, we see a lot of options, such as Cloud solutions and NAS products, managing large amounts of data, continuing to increase in demand. We live in a digital age where we love to share videos and images with friends and families; not just locally but also globally. In a way, this new

technology also has an impact on traditional memory business, especially the day-to-day flash business.”

Rui continued: “We continue to experience good demand for our products, especially because we manufacture our product and therefore, have full control over quality. We are very proud to be in a very good position to offer such a strong product portfolio, including SSD, Flash and DRAM modules tailored for all manner of applications.”

We asked Rui for his predictions for growth areas in the memory space: “We’re seeing huge interest in VR/AR products and I believe that this will gain good momentum during peak-season (Nov/Dec/Jan time), especially across the US and Europe. This technology will continue to grow and expand during 2017. Another piece of technology gaining growth is Dashcam and Bodycam, not to be confused with actioncameras. For memory applications, the main focus will continue to be performance and capacity.

High capacity chips: Slow growth in Smartphone’s and the ongoing shrinkage in the PC market has resulted in shifting demands, however, mobile high density and Server SSD adoption have helped boost the NAND demand.

High capacity products: Certain sectors are demanding higher capacity in storage, such as IoT, Cloud services and Datacenters, with Cloud storage being one of the key development areas.

Lower cost chips: The market demands lower power consumption and low cost, so in order to continue to drive pricing down, increased capacity and lower the power consumption, 3-D NAND is a good solution.

Lower cost of SSD: 3D-NAND is not widely adopted as yet, but when it is this will create a pricing war, driving the cost down and giving us higher-capacities. This will benefit everyone, especially Datacenters and I believe that this will eventually drive the SSD business even more, allowing companies to replace their traditional HDD with SSD’s.

Speaking specifically about Transcend, Rui told us: “We continue to invest in our flash business, introducing more SSD’s, a range of very good Android and Apple storage products, our multi-award winning DrivePro (Dashcam) and more recently we introduced a new range of professional Bodycams. In the very near future we will have our very own NAS solutions and some top-secret releases which I will leave to your imagination, so keep in touch, register with us to receive our Transcend Info newsletters and/or like our Facebook page.

At Transcend, we like to work with selected customers, we see it as a two way relationship and my suggestion would be for Pixel readers to contact us directly and talk to us.”

Contact Rui at Transcend on 01442 838 280.

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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Ever since KODAK Alaris stated their intentions to develop their mobile technologies, way back during Photokina 2014, we’ve watched with keen interest to see the developments.

Launching the first iteration of the KODAK MOMENTS app, based on a vast amount of strong research, the potential number of

consumers in the mobile device market - and prime for marketing printing services too - appeared to be vast, and coupled with the strong-and-synonymous-withphotography KODAK branding, we shared in the company’s optimism.

In fact, it is this research that seems to give KODAK Alaris

KODAK Alaris introduces a new experience for users of it’s KODAK MOMENTS App, Europe’s No.1 mobile printing app at retail, enabling visual storytelling that transforms important photos into rich stories worth sharing

an edge when it comes to further development of their app technology. So much so that they have recently opened a new talent pool in Silicon Valley to deliver market leading mobile innovation.

The brand new team, dedicated to the development of the KODAK MOMENTS App in San Francisco, has been established to enable

the company to build closer relationships with the key leaders in mobile, like Apple & Google, and to identify new trends and technologies that can help to innovate in retail printing.

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hese new processes are being used to speed up delivery times to market and the company have already seen a fourfold increase in app development.

The new KODAK MOMENTS App

The new app offers narrative tools that promise to enhance photos with beautifully designed text, block quotes and much more. Users are prompted to craft stories to elevate their photos into vibrant and meaningful moments. Moments can then be shared within the app, as printed images or instantly across any social network - KODAK Alaris is looking to awaken the storyteller within everybody.

One of KODAK Alaris’ recent surveys targeted people who actively use social networking sites and mobile applications. It showed that 65 per cent of the participants felt that social media can be ‘superficial’, and 64 per cent voiced concerns about their family’s privacy on social media in general. The new KODAK MOMENTS App has been built

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KODAK MOMENTS App new features at a glance: • Storytelling: Tell thoughtful stories about important Moments with tastefully designed text, layouts and dramatic block quotes.

• Create Moments: Turn powerful images into memorable Moments with easy-to-use photo editing tools.

• Sharing: Share Moments safely and securely via the KODAK MOMENTS App or as printed products. Stories can also be shared with wider audiences on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and more.

• Inspiration: Follow friends & family to build a community around your Moments. Like & comment on others stories.

• Printing: Enjoy fast and convenient options to print photos anytime, anywhere.

• Ad Free: The experience is completely ad-free.

for the growing number of users who seek a reprieve from the seemingly endless number of selfies, meaningless hashtags, and sponsored posts that saturate social networks today. The experience offered is also completely advertfree, ensuring that the KODAK MOMENTS App news feed is a place for only the most memorable moments; ultimately immortalising the images through printing.

Nicki Zongrone, President of KODAK Alaris’ Imaging Consumer Division, told Pixel: “The

KODAK MOMENTS App is for people who want to tell their stories as a form of selfexpression and identity. It’s for people who want their important photos to rise above the clutter and stand out by creating visual stories. With the multi-dimensional storytelling capabilities of the KODAK MOMENTS App, we’re continuing to bring the concept of KODAK MOMENTS into the digital age, bridging the physical and digital ways that people share their memories.”

Offering mobile consumers a convenient printing choice

With photo printing from mobile expected to surpass those from digital cameras by the end of 2016, KODAK Alaris’ mobile app strategy continues to focus on monetising through personalised print products. Now, having launched their 3rd generation of the mobile app, the ultimate goal remains funneling app users – via engaging features - into ordering print products. What makes the KODAK MOMENTS App so unique is the convenient shopping choice they offer their app users.

Offering three printing pathways, KODAK

Alaris are ensuring that customers always have a choice to match their shopping behaviour. By far the most popular, and a reflection perhaps of KODAK Alaris’ strength in retail, (currently Europe’s No.1 mobile printing app in retail) is via instore printing.

App users can quickly and conveniently connect their mobile device to a KODAK Picture Kiosk via Wi-Fi for instant in-store printing.

With the UK leading the way for greater shopping convenience, through Home Delivery and Click & Collect services, it’s no

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surprise that both options are catered for within the KODAK MOMENTS App. Over 54% of UK shoppers have tried Click & Collect in the past 12 months, so enabling consumers to collect their personalised print product from the store on the same day connects perfectly into this growing shopping trend. Interestingly, where a local store exists KODAK Alaris is seeing strong growth in Click & Collect print orders, and higher order values compared to instore.

Finally, the third pathway offers a home delivery option for those consumers who want the ultimate convenience but are prepared to wait a few days.

KODAK MOMENTS App goes live in Ireland

With the KODAK MOMENTS App being one of the fastest growing mobile printing applications in retail, the company have also announced that it has now expanded to go live in Ireland. KODAK Alaris has already signed up a number of retail stores in the territory, enabling their consumers to order personalised print products via the Click & Collect service. This takes the availability of the KODAK MOMENTS App to over 80 countries worldwide.

Try it for yourself! The KODAK MOMENTS App is available now to download on APPLE & Android mobile devices.

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Finally: Why should you join KODAK MOMENTS Net to Retail?

• Click & Collect is quickly growing in popularity among UK consumers, allowing shoppers to make purchases online and pick up their items at a physical retail location when convenient.

• KODAK Alaris are offering you the opportunity to partner with their market leading mobile printing app to take advantage of the vast number of photos taken via mobile devices.

• Expand the number of print touchpoints you have with your customers. No need for them to queue in-store during busy times; simply get them to Click & Collect via the app.

• It’s absolutely FREE to join, no sign-up fees.

• Enjoy a stream of new customers looking for local collection points.

• Take advantage of multi-million-pound investment from KODAK Alaris across marketing and mobile app development.

• Over 15K+ retail locations are already working within the network.

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BOOK OF THE MONTH Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs

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hese are some of the fun and interesting prompts that can be found in this photo journal from Henry Carroll and Laurence King, which has been designed to help people discover their creative side. It’s a journal that’s been put together in order to encourage people to think differently about the way they take photographs and reconsider what their photographs communicate.

Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs, published by Laurence King in July 2016 is a new type of photo journal designed to help people get creative with their camera and a unique photo journal by the internationally-best-selling author and photographer, Henry Carroll.

Forget techie diagrams and camera-club jargon, this journal features over 100 fun and thought-provoking photo prompts that will

guide users through the fundamentals of creative photography.

Henry Carroll’s first title, Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs (Laurence King, 2014) has sold over 200,000 copies in 13 languages.

Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs is a perfect companion journal for the original book or a unique stand-alone project for fans of creative photography.

Henry Carroll studied photography at the Royal College of Art, and his work has been exhibited worldwide. Carroll is also the founder of frui.co.uk, a company specialising in unique photography experiences around the world.

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FUJIFILM STUDENT AWARDS 2016

FUJIFILM ANNOUNCE 2016 STUDENT AWARDS WINNER HAVING PICKED UP THE CURATOR’S CHOICE AWARD IN FEBRUARY, GEMMA ASTBURY OF NORWICH UNIVERSITY ALSO PICKS UP THE TITLE OF ‘FUJIFILM STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2016’

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he theme for this year’s Student Awards was ‘Shoot From The Hip’ with students needing to show skill and knowledge of the rules when shooting from the hip and any influences such as candid photography.

Along with the prestigious title, Gemma also picked up an array of fantastic prizes, courtesy of sponsors Metro Imaging and Fujifilm UK. Gemma will be presented with £200 worth of Fujifilm film, a professional quality portfolio by Metroprint (www.metroprint.co.uk) and a one-to-one printing/ consultancy session with one of their top printers. She will also receive a special bundle of Instax goodies, including Instax cameras, Instax printer and films.

Gemma’s winning image ‘Happisburgh Fences’ was shot on Fujichrome Vevia 100 transparency film and cross processed, creating “a dreamlike haze with the rocks standing like a wall between the audience and the sea”, according to Gemma.

Fujifilm’s Product Manager of PhotoImaging, Gabriel Da Costa, commented on the Awards: “Each year we delight in seeing such photographic creativity from students across the UK. Gemma is a worthy winner of this year’s Awards and we wish her every success in her photographic career.”

The awards were open to all students in the UK, not just those undertaking courses involving photography.

All images were taken on Fujifilm Professional film and submitted via www. fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk. From these initial entries, monthly winners were chosen

by Fujifilm and Metroprint, each winning a 12” x 16” professionally produced print of their image by Metro imaging and 10 rolls of Fujifilm film.

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Director Steve Macleod of Metroprint said: “Since its win in February, this photograph has really stuck with me. At first glance, the image feels ephemeral, disposable and transient.

However, when studying in more detail it evokes feelings of past times, memories and loss. It’s hard to judge images such as these as they can so be viewed as fleeting glances that can be discarded so easily; at the same time they can recall deep abstract feelings which can impact and remain in the memory.”

Additionally, with Leicester College being the source of the greatest number of entries during the Awards, the Photo Department will be presented with £500 worth of film from Fujifilm.

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