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Leaf Imaging -- A New Phase One Company
| Source: Phase One
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK and TEL AVIV, ISRAEL--(Marketwire - June 25, 2009) - Phase One A/S, in
conjunction with senior management employees of Leaf, today announced that
they have created a new entity, Leaf Imaging Ltd., to purchase certain
assets of the Leaf camera business. The assets include the "Leaf" brand
product names, engineering design and production tools. The new entity will
also enter into an intellectual property license with Eastman Kodak Company
that is royalty bearing to Kodak. Financial terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
In collaboration with Phase One, high end Leaf digital camera equipment
will continue to be developed in Israel and marketed under the "Leaf" brand
through a global network of specialized and dedicated value added
resellers.
Leaf high quality digital camera backs with up to 56 Mega pixels and
superior resolution and image quality can interface to all leading medium
and large format cameras.
"We are committed to exciting future developments for the Leaf brand of
products through innovative engineering, worldwide marketing and customer
service," said Henrik O. Håkonsson, President and CEO, Phase One. "Leaf
customers will benefit from the many synergies with Phase One."
"Since introducing the world's first digital camera back in 1992, Leaf has
been recognized as a worldwide leader in the professional photography
market. Our extensive digital imaging and color management knowledge,
combined with Phase One's software and hardware capabilities creates a
unique opportunity for the world's leading photographers," said Dov
Kalinski, General Manager, Leaf.
About Phase One
Phase One is a leading provider of digital image capture and work flow
management technology. Phase One medium format cameras, digital backs and
variety of lenses open new possibilities -- putting the focus back on the
moment of capture. Phase One Capture One software helps streamline the
capture and post-production process. Supporting DSLR, medium- and
large-format photographic equipment, Phase One products are renowned for
their superior quality, flexibility and speed -- enabling pro photographers
to realize their most subtle and most complex visions without compromise.
Phase One is an employee-owned company based in Copenhagen with offices in
New York, London, Tokyo, Cologne and Shanghai.
For more information about the products, visit the Phase One web site on
www.phaseone.com.
About Leaf Imaging
Leaf Imaging is a newly established company based in Tel Aviv, Israel,
focused on developing and marketing the Leaf brand of medium format digital
photography products. The Leaf image quality legacy will continue through
products that have already become known to the world's leading
photographers as their preferred professional digital solutions.
Leaf Imaging will work together with Phase One to deliver the best digital
capture solutions to the professional photography market.
For more information about Leaf products, please visit the Leaf web site on
www.Leaf-photography.com
Phase One and Capture One are registered trademarks of Phase One A/S. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.