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September 21, 2006
[MAXWELL & NIKON DIVORCE ]
MAXWELL OPTICAL INDUSTRIES will cease to be the Australian distributor of Nikon products from 30 September 2006.
Maxwell have been the Nikon distributors here since 1983.
On 3 October a new company will start called Maxwell International Australia and it will be a subsidiary of the American DayMen Photo Marketing company. The new company will continue to distribute some of the products formerly handled by Maxwell Optical —Tamron lenses, Cokin filters, Velbon tripods and Lowepro bags.
Maxwell will continue to manage warranty repairs through its existing service centres until Nikon has set up its Australian subsidiary. This means that Nikon now joins companies such as Canon, Sony, Olympus, Ricoh and Panasonic in managing their own distribution. Pentax and Casio are still distributed by Australian companies.
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Posted by terry at September 21, 2006 09:57 AM
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