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Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers
December 9th, 2008 | 
Author: While 8,000 may be a drop in bucket compared to the 160,000 total workers it’s still a troubling amount and is yet another example of the technology and electronics industry scaling back for tough times ahead. Considering Sony has branched out in full force into the SLR with their Alpha series, especially the A900, who knows where this will leave the photography market for the year to come.
Sony plans to lay off 8,000 workers in its electronics business worldwide as part of a broader plan to trim expenses and tighten its focus in a difficult financial climate, the company said Tuesday.
The Japanese electronics and media giant, which currently has a full-time global workforce of 160,000, joins a long list of tech companies that have cut jobs and scaled back production.
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Yes Virginia, there is a Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Impressive features all the way around.
Canon has ended months of speculation by confirming the upcoming launch of the EOS 5D Mark II, a 21.1-million-pixel full frame digital SLR featuring a High Definition (1080×1920 pixel) video mode.
The 5D Mark II appears to represent a marked improvement over its predecessor.
Nikon unveils D90 with ‘video’ capture
Nikon has today unveiled the D90, a digital SLR with on-board video that will replace the two-year-old D80.
Features include Live View (with contrast AF) and a ‘720 pixel’ movie mode, billed as a world first in a digital SLR camera. Face Detection is possible in Live View.
