PhotoPlus Expo Meeting List

Who do we plan on talking to at PhotoPlus Expo in NYC?

well the short list is: Nikon, Pentax, Sigma, Kodak, Fuji, NEC, Manfroto, Mitsubishi, Tiffen, Lensbaby, CRU, Epson, Canon, ThinkTankPhoto, Lexar and many more.

Got a question for them, or a request? Post it in the comment section and we'll see what we can do.

2011 Exhibitor List

Olympus in Trouble?

Its hard to say exactly what they did, but they threw up red flags big time over the past few days as many organisations are reporting Financial scandal, government issues, even one talking about takeovers of the company. This on the heels of news than many of its other non photography related adventures are not doing so hot and that the company's photo division was close behind in loosing profit's.
Its sad to report honestly as this could be spelling bad news for the company, hope all pans out and we don't loose another photographic manufacture.
Links to various articles:

Bloomberg : Olympus Scandal Spurs Speculation Via Margin Accounts
WSJ: Olympus Scandal Blurs Positive Imaging Business 
The Telegraph: Olympus scandal: KPMG quit over Gyrus accounts
The Economic Times : Ex-Wall Street banker identified as key figure in Olympus scandal
Reuters: Newsmaker: The "emperor" of Olympus, protector no longer

(PS a great review coming soon on a Olymous Pen Camera!)

PDN PhotoPlus Bash + Benefit for Japan Relief

Date: Friday, October 28th (8-11pm) Location: Highline Stages (440 W. 15th Street, NY 10011) Tickets: $35 in advance; $50 on-site Savor a variety of appetizers, catch a live performance by Tyburn Saints, enjoy the sounds of DJ Cresce, and shoot an array of entertainers (acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, etc)! This year's bash is also a fundraising benefit for Japan with proceeds going to the Red Cross. Silent Auction Fundraiser: Bid on signed photographic prints donated by well-known contemporary photographers. Raffle for Relief: Buy raffle tickets for a chance to win amazing prizes valued over $100 each. Click here to update your registration and purchase tickets.

F.O.A.M. REINVENTS DATA ARCHIVING

 For Thousands of Dollars Less, Image Mechanics Offers a Product for Safer, Maintenance-free, Off-Line Data Storage

Co-Founder and Inventor of F.O.A.M., Michael Grecco, Presents at PhotoPlus Expo

SANTA MONICA, Calif.  – Image Mechanics  is lightening your data load! The company today announced an ingenious alternative to cumbersome, expensive storage technology. F.O.A.M. (File Offline Archive Management). The F.O.A.M. insert can safely store up to 24 bare hard drives (18 within the smaller unit). Using inexpensive 1.5 or 2 terabyte hard drives, the product can provide 48 terabytes of half-cost storage – saving users in-excess of $4,800.

“As a professional photographer, I amass a large amount of data,” said Michael Grecco, co-founder, Image Mechanics. “As a small business owner, I can’t justify the cost of multiple RAID devices. The F.O.A.M. product lets me store my data off-line, in a locked file cabinet.”  

MyPix2Canvas.com Supports Rehabilitation Through Photography at PDN PhotoPlus Expo 2011 to Build Awareness for RTP and its Mission

MyPix2Canvas.com and Rehabilitation Through Photography will also offer PDN PhotoPlus Expo attendees the chance to win a free canvas photo print.

 

Apex, NC (PRWEB) - MyPix2Canvas.com, a photo-to-canvas printing company, will support Rehabilitation Through Photography (RTP) at PDN PhotoPlus Expo 2011 (PhotoPlus) to raise awareness of RTP’s mission to use the experience of photography to empower and inspire disabled and disenfranchised individuals in the New York metropolitan area. To support RTP’s mission, MyPix2Canvas has created a special discount code and will donate to RTP 10% of the proceeds from customers who use the code to purchase canvas photo prints. The MyPix2Canvas discount code (RTP2011) provides a 20% discount on canvas photo prints and is valid now through January 31, 2012. MyPix2Canvas customers can apply the code during the checkout step in the online ordering process.

In addition, visitors to the RTP booth (259) at PhotoPlus can enroll in a raffle to win a coupon code to order a free 16x20 inch canvas photo print from MyPix2Canvas. PhotoPlus, an annual event, which brings together leading photographers, suppliers and manufacturers in the imaging industry, runs Oct. 27-29, 2011 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.