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THE SOCIETIES’
JESSOPS
CONVENTION
LIQUIDATION
It is now offi cial that Jessops
DEFIES THE ODDS!
PLC has gone into voluntary
liquidation. This news applies
EXHIBITION SUCCESS DESPITE FINANCIAL CLIMATE
to the company Jessops PLC,
which no longer owns the
Australian portrait and Photographer of the chain of high street retail
wedding photographer Jerry Year 2009 title. stores. The stores, which are
Ghionis stunned guests at Ghionis took home now owned by Snap Equity,
The Societies’ Convention the most valuable prize in The will not be affected.
Awards dinner by picking up Societies’ history - over £7,500 ever held in Europe’ with over
an unprecedented eight major worth of cutting edge Nikon 12,500 ‘serious’ photographers
50 MILLION ES
awards, including the overall D3s camera and Fuji ‘ASK’ dye attending the seminars and trade
sub printer show.
LENSES!
equipment. The Societies’ (incl SWPP) CEO Canon has announces
The Phil Jones said: another signifi cant milestone,
Convention “We are absolutely overjoyed. celebrating the production
had been This year’s event has been the of its 50 millionth EF lens for
billed as: best in our history. its EOS range of cameras,
‘The biggest “Despite the recession and marking over 20 years of
and most challenging weather we have innovative technology This
successful had more photographers and landmark was achieved during
show of imaging enthusiasts through the the manufacture of the EF
its kind doors than ever before.” 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM.
The story began in 1987 with
EVENTS
the birth of the fi rst camera
in the EOS system, the EOS
650, and has since seen many
CIPA TO HOST groundbreaking advances
CP+ JAPAN
in technology, including the
fi rst lens with an Ultrasonic
IN 2010
Motor, and the world’s fi rst
interchangeable lens with
Image Stabilizer.
Camera & Imaging Canon currently offers the
Products Association (CIPA) world’s most extensive range
announced it is planning of D-SLR lenses with over 60
to host a comprehensive models.
camera and photo imaging
show in March 2010.
GARY FONG
Named “CP+”, the event
addresses every aspect of
LIGHTSPHERE
photo imaging entertainment WINS BEST PRO
from shooting to viewing and
ACCESSORY
sharing.
Together with three other The Society for Wedding &
industry organisations, CIPA Portrait Photographers (SWPP)
has had a series of Photo members voted the Gary Fong
Imaging Expo (PIE) events in Lightsphere on-camera fl ash
Japan for the past fi ve years, diffusion system as their Best
but the event ceased in March Professional Accessory for 2009.
2009. The Gary Fong LightsphereTM
CIPA has decided to create its has proven itself to be a simple
own event in order to pursue and cost effective means to
its desire of widely spreading provide studio quality lighting
the newest photo imaging without the need for a studio.
entertainment culture along with Gary Fong products are
relevant information originated distributed in the UK by BBJ
in Japan. Imports Ltd.
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