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D S L R L A U N C H
S N I P P E T S
PENTAXK-X: CANON STUDENT
SOPHISTICATIONINTHEENTRYCLASS
DSLR CASHBACK
Fromnowuntil31st
October2009,Canon
PentaxhasannouncedtheUKlaunch isrunningacashback
ofthePentaxK-xlens-interchangeable promotionontwo
DSLR.TheK-xdesignisbasedonthe modelswithinthe EOS
PentaxK-m,whichwaslaunchedin range.
October2008and,liketheK-m,it EOS450D-£50
featuresuser-friendlyfunctionsina EOS500D-£65
compactanattractivebody. Canonareofferingphotographic
WithanewlydesignedCMOSimage studentsatUKinstitutionsthechance
sensorandupgradedfilterfunction, toreceivecashbackonthepurchase
plusliveviewshooting,movie ofanewCanonDSLR.Lecturersand
recordingandhigh-speedcontinuous techniciansworkingon
shooting,the12.4megapixelsK-xis photographiccoursesarealso
designedtobeidealforthefirst-time eligibletotakepart.
digitalSLRcamerausers,aswellasa Camerascanbepurchasedfrom
backupcameraformoreexperienced anyauthorisedCanonretailer.Once
photographers. purchased,customerssendtheclaim
TheK-xfeatures11pointAutoFocus a form proofofpurchaseandUK
large23.6mmx15.8mmimage academicaccreditation(photocopy
sensor,despitethesmallsizeofthe ISO12800viaacustomfunction. thismonth,carryinganRRPof ofNUScard,academicsecurity
camerabody. Itoffersawidesensitivity Thiscameraislaunchedinconjunction £599.99 withkitlens18-55mm passorcourseacceptanceletter)to
rangebetweenISO200andISO6400 withtheSmcPentax-DAL55-300mm DAL,and£749.99withdoublekit thetothefreepostaddressasit
andallowstheusertoexpandthe F4-5.8EDsuper-telephotozoomlens. lens18-55mmDAL+55-300mm appearsontheform.
sensitivityrangebetweenISO100and TheK-xwillbeavailablebytheendof DAL.
B U S I N E S S R AT E S
WILLAPRILHOLDBUSINESSRATESBLOW?
Retailerswillendup forkingout becauseTheGovernment’splansfor butwrongtoexpectittobalanceits
£5.83billionofEngland’s£23.44 cushioningtheeffectsofnextApril’s bookswithineachyear.Therateable
billiontotalbusinessratesrevenue BusinessRatesincreasedonotgofar valueofallEngland’sbusiness
enough,saytheBritishRetail premiseshasbeenreassessedbased
Consortium.Respondingtothe onpropertyvalueson1April2008. intendedtosmooth-outtheeffectsof
DepartmentforCommunitiesand TheBusinessRatesbillscompanies therevaluationforthosebusinesses
LocalGovernment’sconsultationon facefromApril2010willbethefirst worstaffected.Forexample,without
TransitionalArrangementsfor basedonthisrevaluation.Somewill transition,supermarketsare
England, theBRCsaidthe seetheirbillsriseasaresultof expectedtofaceanaverage12per
Governmentwasrightonthescheme’s revaluation,otherswillseethemfall.
durationandrightonhowtopayforit TransitionalArrangementsare Continued on Page 4
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