(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-10 10:00 UPDATE 1-Hoya to hold back on M&A, eyes health care (Interactive Investor)

TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Japanese high-tech glass maker Hoya Corp said on Monday it was in no hurry to push forward on acquisitions, even with potential targets looking cheap, as it tightens its belt for a prolonged slump. Hoya, which acquired digital camera and endoscope maker Pentax last year, now plans to cut personnel throughout its operations. The job cuts will be more concentrated in ...

Hoya to hold back on M&A, eyes health care (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

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Canon’s EOS 450D comes with an image stabilised zoom to aid sharp results in low light (Macworld UK)

It can have escaped few people’s attention that while digital SLR prices have fallen, manufacturers haven’t stopped playing the ‘numbers game’, and so sensor pixel counts – otherwise referred to as cameras’ ‘resolution’ – have steadily increased.

It's triplets for Lensbaby (cnet.com.au)

They may look like something from the planet Zorg, but three new SLR lenses from Lensbaby are proper photographic tools that produce quirky effects.