Vistek

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Vistek Ltd.

Type	Private, Consumer electronics retailer
Founded	1976 (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Headquarters	Toronto, ON, Canada
Key people	Ron Silverstein, President Kevin Parker, Vice President
Industry	Retail
Products	Digital Cameras, Lenses, Tripods, Pro Photography Lighting, Pro Video Camcorders, Video Lighting, Pro Inkjet Printers and Paper
Website	www.vistek.ca

Vistek is a Canadian photo retailer that serves the professional, prosumer and consumer photographic markets. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Vistek currently operates in Canada through six retail stores: the flagship store in Toronto, two stores in Calgary, one in Edmonton, one in Mississauga and one in Ottawa. Vistek's complete product lines are available on their ecommerce website. Vistek Ltd. is a privately held company.

1 History
2 Imaging Community
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Vistek (derived from the company's slogan, "The Visual Technology Experts") began its operations in 1976 as a studio rental and strobe lighting consulting business operated as a sideline by Toronto commercial photographer Ron Silverstein. Other products followed and the sales and rentals business grew. The business evolved into one that supplied professional photographers with a wide array of the latest professional equipment and the expertise to provide solutions for commercial photographers in the Toronto area.^[1]

In addition to professional photo and video equipment, Vistek carries a wide range of amateur photo equipment and consumables from printers, computers, point and shoot cameras and camcorders in the market.

[edit] Imaging Community

Vistek serves a broad-based Canadian professional imaging community that includes professional photographers, multimedia companies, small businesses, government organizations and national institutions, as well as everyday individuals purchasing prosumer and amateur cameras, equipment and supplies.

Professional product lines include Nikon, Canon, Leica, Hasselblad, Mamiya, Rollei, Phase One digital backs, Elinchrom, Profoto, Speedotron, Chimera, Lastolite, Arca-Swiss, Cambo, Gitzo, Gary Fong, Lowepro, Sony, Panasonic, Epson, Apple, Lacie, Adobe, Wacom, SanDisk, and more.