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JP DISTRIBUTION: YOUR ONE STOP PHOTO SHOP
JP Distribution chose The Photography Show to showcase a host of clever, innovative solutions that MD Tim Harrison and Sales & Marketing Manager Paul Genge suggest you should stock for spring
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hoto specialists will be well aware of Staffordshire-based Johnsons Photopia and its distribution arm, JP Distribution. If by any chance you aren’t, as MD Tim Harrison reveals, it typically looks after 12 to 14 leading brands, rotating and refreshing them from time to time. “When we take on a new brand it’s for the right reasons, in that we’re excited about the prospects,” he adds. Its current line up includes exposure meter specialists Sekonic, lighting solutions from Westcott, remote camera and flash triggers from PocketWizard, Black Rapid straps, plus luxury, fashionorientated ONA bags. On top of this, new launches at The Photography Show included Chinese brand H&Y filters, for whom it will be acting as European distributor, plus US-based PNY, for whom it will be a channel partner for the supply of memory cards and mobile phone accessories. In short, JP Distribution has a lot of saleable solutions for the photo retailer – and all under the one roof.
A RAPID SOLUTION TO KEEP YOU IN THE BLACK Black Rapid, creator of the original camera sling, is all about your customers being able to carry their camera in a more safe and secure manner. Its line up includes double holster type solutions, allowing users to carry two camera bodies at a time for longer periods,
ONA: A BRAND WORTH BAGGING American bag brand ONA is described as operating in low volume yet a having a very fast turnover of range, which may have added appeal for the fashionconscious photographer. Latest offerings include its highest capacity backpack in the Big Sur, which comes in black waxed canvas at £529 SRP; the Bond Street shoulder bag, aimed at mirror-less and instant camera users at £140; plus the Bowery and Bowery 50/50 messengerstyle bags (the latter so-called because it mixes leather and waxed canvas) at £150
and £230 respectively. Additional bag options include the Camps Bay backpack that holds a DSLR with 70-200mm lens attached at £430; the Crosby shoulder bag which features full grain leather, solid brass hardware and bright colour details for £270; and the satchel-like Prince Street which comes in gorgeous looking crimson and camouflage at £280. Finally, there’s the leather Presidio camera strap, which is worn across the body and is designed for camera kits up to 6lb.
Making a show of it: MD Tim Harrison (middle), flanked by Marketing Manager Paul Genge on right and Brandon from Westcott on left
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Ready to wear: fashion conscious Crosby bag on left, Bowery bag on right
plus it has recently re-issued the strap that started it all, the RS-4 (£60 SRP), to celebrate its 10th birthday. “The standard strap you get with a camera goes around your neck or your shoulder, where it digs in, there’s no balance and the camera swings around,” explains JP’s Marketing Manager Paul Genge. “Instead you wear this and the weight is balanced across your body, you’ve got the security of knowing you’re never going to drop it, plus Black Rapid straps are incredibly comfortable.” In addition there’s a new Tripod Jacket (£150 SRP), which, as it sounds, hangs over a camera tripod and has multiple pockets to hold all your camera accessories while being weather resistant too. The manufacturer also does a mobile phone strap in the Wander, so even the smartphone photographer is covered! www.blackrapid.com
Stock up on the above products, as seen at The Photography Show, this spring: The trade should get in touch direct with 18 April 2018 | BPI News
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