Wildlife Photography across the Water: Canon pull the plug on Focus on Imaging Show

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Canon pull the plug on Focus on Imaging Show

Canon pulled out of the Focus on Imaging show less that two weeks before the show is to open. Story details can be found here. Interesting that the show organisers don't mention it on their website, but have removed them from their exhibitors list. Canon will almost have certainly committed a lot of money to this already with stands, services, accommodation and staff that will be wasted now.

I have previously covered a few thoughts of mine on the show here

In other news, Pentax have returned to the show after an absence of six years

Martin

1 comment:

Julian25 February 2011 at 00:34
Another piece of evidence (sales price hikes and ink jet consumable pricing)that suggests there seems to be serious financial issues within the Canon organisation. I doubt these are life-threatening more like net margin protecting, but what is disappointing and worrying are the signals being sent to the marketplace by pulling out at the last minute. Have some grace/style Canon. Explain your marketing choices because if you don't it just makes it that bit easier to prefer the competition (N***n)in the long term. Just thought, you don't suggest there's issues with the new 500 and 600 lenses due you and that's the reason for the sudden cold feet. They've been delayed six months already - Canon Marketing really do need to speak their Engineering Dept - this is so dysfunctional.
J
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David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.