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magazine, as we shared a report on saramonic: clea choice from MAcrly a ‘sound’ the annual Fujifilm group Photo Print Services w Conference, while an alternative contender for an award could possibly be found in a spread on the Saramonic audio accessory brand, available via distributor MAC Group. Promotion wise, Swains bagged extra space in our July/August edition to tell us about the extensive photo gift range available to its retailer partners. Hasseblad also made a rare appearance in our pages to promote its newly launched X1D II 50C medium format body, XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 lens and 907X + CFV II 50C camera and back combo. Sigma likewise went big the same issue, in promoting its Ces hasselblad announ L-series lenses a raft of neW produCt with a Japanese themed summer e afternoon for its dealers in London. Finally, Fujifilm showcased its latest big beast in the 100MP GFX100 medium format mirrorless. September heralded fresh print industry news, as Kodak introduced its latest Kodak Moments kiosk software and renewed its deal with the Timpson group, kick starting a three-issue run of promotions. We BPI News Prod also met the latest uct Focus KodaK alar Kenro distributed multi £m timis signs pson deal products from NanLite, Nissin W and Marumi. Our Halloween themed October edition looked at various photo tricks and treats, including Sigma’s surprise L-mount ‘fp’ camera (as, incidentally, reviewed this BPI News Prod
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Nigel Fielden, Saram onic Brand Mana in its audio range ger for MAC Group that will appea Europe, takes us l to photo retaile through the hero rs seeking to broad products ith many stills en their customer photographers base… now getting
asked to shoot video, it makes sense for photo retailers to explore accessor ies that offer better sound quality than cameras built-in microph ’ ones can provide. Leading photo accessor MAC Group Europe y distributor has taken on the Saramon recently ic brand, which provides plenty of affordably simple, yet specialist options to do just that. “We think there’s an opportunity here for photo dealers to get a firm hook into the video space, capitalis ing on the technologies that are built into the hardware they already sell,” enthuses MAC Group Europe’s Operations Director and Saramonic Brand Manage r Nigel Fielden. “These affordable, simple to use yet effective products are a way for retailers to get their interested in shooting customers video as well as photo, and to meet their audio needs. “Most of the firms operating in the professional audio space are focused on public address systems or music, whereas Saramonic specialis es in solutions for photographers and videographers. We think our job is to bring this category to the photo dealer in a way which is easy for them, and will work hard to deliver them a competitive margin.” A great place to start is the UWMic 9 Wireless Microph one System, which Nigel describes as “really good value.” Offering reliable broadcas t quality audio and three selectable channels in two groups, this
“There’s an opport unity here for photo dealers into the video to get a firm hook space, capitalising on the techno into the hardw logies that are are they alread built y sell.” Nigel Fielden, Brand Manag er for Saramonic
system involves wireless and wireless receivers transmitters also offers a smartph and works in the one mountable licence-f ree UHF solution with a frequency range handle and built-in that used to be occupied receiver, plus a by analogue TV. receiver that will There are plentiful plug straight into a options here, professional video camera. including a handhel “The reason this d wireless system is better microphone with than others is that it uses a licencetransmitter built in; a two antenna free frequency, e transmitter with and the receiver will handle up to two a clip-on lavalier transmitters,” microphone; a Nigel expands. “So you receiver that will could be using clip onto a both the handheld mic camera hotshoe; and the lavalier plus a plugmic and have them in transmitter picked up by one compatiwble receiver. And, with the widely because the receiver used has a stereo output, XLR audio connecto you can mix the r. channels together or keep The UwMic9 system them separate, which is unique at this price point. For £285
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products for the 21st. 20th Century heritage to forge new Hasselblad is building on its acclaimed camera, Xcd 35-75mm of the X1d II 50c medium format PI News attended the London launch bring you more… 50c camera and back combo, to /3.5-4.5 lens, and 907X + cFv II
A fourth new product indicates that an old your customers won’t even need The back Hasselblad to use the new back. – the is being offered in a combination it with 907X + CFV II 50C – that pairs an ultra slim camera (in fact, Hasselblad’s sits slimmest camera ever made) that provides and back digital the between its access to its XCD series lenses. This, smallest the maker claims, makes it one of and most portable medium format will camera systems ever. Accessories grip. include an optical viewfinder and
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e may not have heard from the company in the pages of BPI News for a while, but Kodak Alaris and, specifically, its Kodak Moment s division, has been diligently busy improving its offerings for those in the photo trade engaged in the business of print. A case in point: news now reaches us of a major new multi million pound, multi-year contract signed with the Timpson group, which famousl y encompasses 450 Max Spielmann stores and 120 Snappy Snaps franchis es. The Timpson deal is a continua tion of an already existing and well-established relationship set up in 2006, ensuring supply of photo printing equipme nt and print media. It highlights the high regard Timpson has for the brand, and the worldwide consume r recognition for that ‘Kodak moment ’. “It further pays testament to our strong, positive working relations hip,” xxx adds Kodak’s Alaris’ Janice Paterson , Business Manage r for Timpson. “Timpson are a forward thinking company and have a great vision for the photo market in the UK.” Of course Timpson itself has very well known photo industry brands of its own – namely Max Spielmann and photo specialis ts Snappy Snaps. For its part, Kodak Alaris remains the No.1 Instant Kiosks receive Print Kiosk brand over 500,000 consume in Europe, for more r interactions every than 10 consecu day, and, again tive years running, according to FutureS according to FutureS ource, over ource two billion Consulting. Globally prints are produce , Kodak Picture d on Kodak Kiosks every year.
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xactly three years since its original compact medium format mirror-less X1D was announced, Hasselblad II 50C as an updated version in the X1D £4,500 SRP), which improves operational peed and performance. As the model a 50 ame indicates, the camera retains an MP sensor at its heart, along with A OLED EVF and 3.6-inch touchscreen. app 2 Mobile imilarly updated Phocus has been launched alongside it, which will allow your photographer customers o share images to their iPad Pros. for As with its predecessor, the pitch will the X1D II 50C is that photographers be able to “take the beauty of medium is format anywhere.” Compatibility offered with its maker’s state-of-the-art a leaf shutter XCD lens line-up. There’s 35new addition here too: the XCD 75mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom (£4050 SRP). The third new announcement is back, that of a new CFV II 50C digital year promised to arrive autumn this a at a price yet to be set. This features offer tilting rear LCD display that will pinch-and-expand touchscreen control. for USB-C connectivity is also offered faster fi le transfer. With its manufacturer not telling us that “digital backs are here for over”, there’s a real opportunity retailers, as this new product cleverly as allows for Hasselblad cameras from far back as 1957 to be ‘made digital’ when the 50 megapixel back is attached.
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of leafy Buckingh amshire, distributor PhotoTEQ , under Managing Director Paul Genge, is celebrating its first year of trading. Though the company may still be relatively young, its MD has a long history in the photo trade, Paul having previously worked in key trade-facing roles with Johnsons Photopia, RED Digital Cinema, Daymen, Sony and Minolta before that. With Paul out on the road covering most of England, up in Scotland he has recently recruited another longterm industry figure to showcase his growing PhotoTEQ portfolio, in Stirlingbased Olive Oakley. She is described as ‘incredibly popular’ with photo dealers. He adds: “She covers all of Scotland, the North of England and Northern Ireland. She already had experienc e of selling BLACKR APID into the trade. Honestly, everywhere I’d gone, I only heard good things about her.” Coinciding with the first anniversa ry PhotoTEQ, it’s not only its geograph of coverage that is m ical growing, ing-uk.co but the breadth ma-imag of its offerings warranty. www.sig too, with another new name and product of a three year limited range recently come with the benefit added. evoc Photo Bags inews.co.uk Sigma Imaging UK www.bp – originatin g from All lenses sold via Munich based bag specialist evoc Sports (www.evocsports.co m) – join a family of products for | BPI News which Paul tells us October 2019 he is already exclusive importer and distributor; the others being camera strap specialist BLACKR APID, H&Y Filters, Spudz cleaning cloths (below) from Alpine
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BLACKRAPID (shown left) was, by contrast, historicall y a brand associated with Johnsons Photopia, but when that company folded in 2018: “It immediat became very clear ely BLACKRAPID wanted to stick with whatever I ended up doing next, which is ultimately what set me on this path,” Paul adds. “H&Y Filters said the same thing, so we’ve continued with them and in both
cases have increased their UK business. The H&Y Filters range has also been expanded out and we now offer their full range in its entirety, which I’m very happy about, as they’re innovate and deliver, continuing to with some very smart products that the customer is picking up and enjoying. The dealers that we currently have stocking it are doing very nicely with it.” The range of available Spudz camera and lens cloths has also been expanded since PhotoTEQ picked it up for distribution, with a number of variants in terms of design and
issue), and a broad range of accessories distributed by Paul Genge’s latest venture PhotoTEQ. The big print industry news meanwhile was the launch of a pair of wide format workhorses in the Epson SC-P7500 and SC-P9500, which could conceivably bag our Printer of the Year award? It’s not up to us though; it’s up to you! If those don’t float your boat for products of the year, how about the launch of the Nikon Z 50 niKon PUts a ‘Z’ in Xmas mirrorless and W the long awaited Fujifilm X-Pro3 camera in our November edition, or the Vanguard VEO 2GO travel tripod and bag range in the same magazine. Pro Camera to enquire or order
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hile the manufacturer ’s big reveal last month was a flagship D6 under development, for November we’ve actual product in the 20.88 megapixel Nikon Z 50, its third ‘Z’ series camera, following on from 2018’s full frame Z 6 and Z 7. Nikon Europe Vice President John Walshe described the camera to BPI News as representing “an absolute new era” for the company. The newest ‘Z’ differs in that it incorporates a smaller APS-C sensor – making it Nikon’s fi rst ‘DX format’ mirrorless – and is identifi ably more consumer and blogger targeted than its ‘Z’ forebears. That’s reflected in the sub-£1,000 body only asking price. UK Marketing Manager Jeremy Gilbert – whose early retirement following The Photography Show next March was also announced at the Z 50’s London launch – described the new mirrorless as: “small, but no lightweight when it comes to features.” Weighing 395g without battery and card and inheriting key characteristics from Nikon’s existing mirrorless and DSLRs, we were told its Xmas ‘19 offering “looks and feels like a Nikon” and resides in its current enthusiast range alongside NIKoN’s Core streNGt the D7500. h Nikon’s Head of Business Planning Core features comprise Jake Cundy added that an Expeed 6 the Z 50 has two processing engine, 3.2-inch target markets. The fi touch screen rst is the hobbyist monitor adjustable through upgrading from its D5000/D7000 180° for series, inevitable ‘selfies’, Nikon’s while the second is infl first DX sensor uencers and with phase detection AF, bloggers wanting better the ability to focus image quality in low light conditions than their smartphone down to -4EV, a core can deliver. In light sensitivity range offering Nikon SnapBridge of ISO 100 to 51,200, Ver 2.6 plus the Eye AF system support, the camera can from the Z 6 and connect to a Z 7. In addition it boasts smart device via Bluetooth an electronic to enable the viewfinder with 100% transfer of Raw files as frame coverage and well as JPEGs. 2.36 million dot resolution, as well as a
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customisable ‘i’ menu with the ability to preset 12 favoured settings and a ‘silent photography’ mode, which is another first for a Nikon DX model. The camera can also shoot 4K UHD video, or Full HD quality 120fps slow motion video with audio, while it’s compatible with Nikon’s ML-L7 wireless remote control and features a brand new EN-EL25 battery.
Hitting the big 5-0: Nikon’s latest mirrorless differs from the previously released Z 6 and Z 7 in featuring an APS-C sensor, a sub-£1000 asking price, plus a flip-down screen for ‘selfies’
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Along with the camera Nikon is releasing two new Nikkor Z DX format lenses in the 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR (the standard kit lens for the Z 50, seen above, left) and a 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR telephoto zoom (above, right), which weighs 405g and has built in Vibration Reduction equivalent to 5 stops. SRP for the lenses is £329 and £379 respectively. In addition Nikon unveiled a new lens roadmap. As for the camera, body only price is £849, a very useful bundle comprising camera and both 16-50mm and 50-250mm lenses is £1,199, while Nikon is offering a free FTZ mount adaptor to those ordering early as a further enticement. Sales start November 7th, with product roadshows taking place at selected retailers. Also newly released is Nikon’s previously announced 58mm f/0.95 S ‘Noct’ lens (right)– very much a specialist tool with a price tag of £8,299 – plus a rather more affordable MB-N10 battery pack for its Z 6 and Z 7 at £179 SRP, with sales starting this month. Finally, retailers will want to know (if they don’t already) that Nikon has launched a Christmas savings promotion, that started on October 15th and runs through until January 15th. Key details can be found at nikonpromotion s.co.uk
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Got a winner – or winners – in mind? Just mail us with your choices in all, or as many categories as you like, to info@bpinews.co.uk or Tweet us via @bpi_news The nominees with the most votes are our eventual winners. It’s as simple as that! So don’t delay, have a think, and make sure you use your vote. of the Year could conceivably go to any of the Panasonic full frame Lumix S series cameras – of which there are now three – chosen by working photographers in the same issue. Signing off the last issue CONTINENTAL SHIFT of the year in style and kicking off 2020, our combined Dec/Jan edition W showcased a host of accessories from topicallynamed distribution stalwart Intro 2020, and we looked at the Leica SL2, another contender for Product of the Year, perhaps. Promotion wise it was our turn to highlight the newly launched Natural Line Transcontinenta UK, comprising a host of familiar faces to those in the photo trade. They may be new, but does this enterprise with a wealth of experience behind it get your vote nonetheless? Let us know! We’ll be announcing the winners next issue. Get involved or get left behind… BPI News Extra
Netherlands based tech distributor Transcontinenta has set up a UK office – Transcontinenta UK – staffed by some very familiar faces to the photo trade. BPI News meets the team at their Slough HQ to talk brands and future plans…
hile the name of European Internal Sales & Customer Support, distributor Transcontinenta the feeling is that there is many years of may not be familiar to some experience helping this new operation in the photo trade, the faces fronting get underway. Retailers unaware of its newly established UK operation will Transcontinenta’s offerings until now be. Interim Managing Director Simon will therefore be further reassured. Coleman you’ll know from his long The icing on the cake is the list of tenure with Nikon and most recently brands Transcontinenta currently Hasselblad, while Jim Mackay – providing offers into the UK trade, including – a consulting role – Category Manager from December 1st – Tamron lenses. Jeremy Martin and Marketing Manager These join the Transcontinenta-own ed Jane Nicholson you’ll recognise from Cullmann tripod, bag and flashgun their years with Intro2020, where, brand from Germany, Boya microphones, among other brands, they were Angelbird SD storage media, Hyper responsible for selling Tamron into the USB hubs for Mac users, plus Zhiyun UK market (more on that in a minute). gimbals and stabilisers for smartphones With the seven-strong team currently and cameras of every variety (the latter fleshed out by National Sales Manager currently distributed to agreed retailers Andy Loughlin and Area Sales Manager only). Products target both the novice James Finch – both out on the road, and the pro, while serving the photo, as should be, when BPI News visited video, mobile and computer peripherals – along with Alex Cooke looking after markets in tandem. Such a broad
Transcontinenta UK’s range positions the firm as a veritable dream team (L to ‘one stop shop’ for specialist retailers. R): Consultant Jim Mackay, Internal Sales & Customer Support A ‘NEW’ COMPANY… Alex Cooke, Category Manager Jerry Martin, WITH A LONG HISTORY Marketing Manager The roots of Transcontinenta stretch Jane Nicholson and back Interim Managing to its founding in the Netherlands in 1956, Director Simon a decade which saw the birth of rock ‘n’ Coleman
roll and the teenager. Fast-forward to 1992 and a management buy out, and we find the company as it is today, owned and run by CEO Gerrie Geijssen. Stock is held in a high tech warehouse in Holland (see right) – with delivery time to the UK quoted as 48 hours, though there is the capability to shorten this to 24 hours at a premium if UK photo independents have urgent need, or their customers demand it. A pan European set up with its eyes on becoming the leading distributor in South West Europe, Transcontinenta has
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