Dear All,

I'd like to start out this final issue for 2011 with a heartfelt note of gratitude to all of you who took the time to visit our first ever Canon SA Expo in Sandton. We were justifiably proud to have had over 13 000 visitors over the three days and we exceeded all of our targets for attendance and sales. In addition, all of our retail partners in the near vicinity posted record sales over the weekend. I would also like to thank all of our guest speakers who presented their work free of charge, to hopefully inspire and motivate you to take more pictures.

We were very pleased to have visitors from our London office to help out at the Expo and Roadshow – especially as they brought some samples with them. The EOS 1D X cameras received the most abuse during the Expo, mostly because there are less than 10
working models in the world right now and this was only the second time they were shown to the public. The EOS C300 was also one of less than 6 units working in the world now, and again only the second time shown to the public. The support we have had from our overseas counterparts, to ensure that we would have a successful Expo, was beyond our wildest expectations.

We are already planning the next Roadshow, in the first half of 2012, and I'm pretty sure it will be bigger and better again.

I would like to end by wishing you all a very safe and peaceful festive season. Please take the time to slow down if you're travelling – especially to take some pictures of this lovely land.

Regards
Roger Machin
Product Manager PVDVC Products Canon SA